Total Crime Rate
680.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
464.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hall Brow Close area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 323 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 Hall Brow Close (L39 2YX) in the last 12 months was 680.0 per 1,000 residents and was 862.6% higher than the Ormskirk East average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 464.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hall Brow Close (L39 2YX), the main crime hotspot is near Dicconson Way. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ormskirk East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thompson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thompson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dicconson Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dicconson Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosshall Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosshall Brow | Under investigation |
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