Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 9RX
How much crime is recorded in L40 9RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,528 (2024)
L40 9RXOrmskirk
How safe is L40 9RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 9RX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9RXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.