Total Crime Rate

146.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (L39 3AL) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% higher than the Ormskirk East average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (L39 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Stiles Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stiles —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stiles —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Pennington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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