Total Crime Rate
93.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moor Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 85th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Street (L39 2AW) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Ormskirk East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moor Street (L39 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Street. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ormskirk East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stiles | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbotsford | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormskirk Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmsley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A570 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Stiles | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moor Street | Under investigation |
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