Total Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tower Hill area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Hill (L39 2EF) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Ormskirk East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tower Hill (L39 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 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 | Taylor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warpers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Hill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterworks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterworks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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