Total Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warpers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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