Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 64th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (L39 1LS) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher than the Ormskirk East average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (L39 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pennington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Stiles Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stiles —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stiles —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
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Data Sources

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