Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 7RN
How much crime is recorded in L40 7RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burscough
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,736 (2024)
L40 7RNOrmskirk
How safe is L40 7RN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 7RN 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
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 7RNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Shoplifting14.28.4
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Other theft9.54.5
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order3.54.6
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.