Total Crime Rate

680.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

464.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 680.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 464.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 416.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hall 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hall Brow Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thompson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thompson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dicconson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dicconson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosshall Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosshall Brow Under investigation

Data Sources

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