Total Crime Rate
617.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
212.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 3rd 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 Bridge Avenue (L39 4PL) in the last 12 months was 617.9 per 1,000 residents and was 774.7% higher than the Ormskirk East average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 212.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Avenue (L39 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Street (44 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Stiles | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stiles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stiles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stiles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Stiles | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Stiles | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aughton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
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