Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.2 1/10
  • Public order 1.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greetby Walk area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 91st lowest 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 Greetby Walk (L39 2BU) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Ormskirk East average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greetby Walk (L39 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greetby Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Grammar School Court
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Public order Weldon Drive Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Merchant Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Oct 2025Possession of weapons Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Stone Yard Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Yard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Hill Crescent
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Road Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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