Postcode district · Ormskirk
Crime in L40
How much crime is recorded in L40, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 36,787 (2024)
L40Postcode district · Ormskirk
How safe is L40
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L40, 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
L40National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.