Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.6 5/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bird I Th' Hand Cottages area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bird I Th' Hand Cottages (L39 1PF) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Ormskirk East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bird I Th' Hand Cottages (L39 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grimshaw Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotton Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bird I Th' Hand Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Halsall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halsall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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