Total Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Greetby 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.
View Crime In Ormskirk East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grammar School Court | — |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Weldon Drive | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Merchant Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Oct 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stone Yard Close | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Yard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Hill Crescent | — |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Hill Road | Offender given a caution |
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