Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 7AB
How much crime is recorded in L40 7AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk North & West
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,545 (2024)
L40 7ABOrmskirk
How safe is L40 7AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 7AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L40 7ABNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.59.1
Public order2.24.6
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.