Total Crime Rate
57.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026County Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 138th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around County Road (L39 3LU) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around County Road (L39 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Anne'S Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ormskirk East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Town End Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aughton Street | Under investigation |
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