Total Crime Rate

354.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 354.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

County Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 328 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 County Road (L39 1RB) in the last 12 months was 354.7 per 1,000 residents and was 309.4% higher than the Ormskirk East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around County Road (L39 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in County Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
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
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

Data Sources

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