Total Crime Rate

617.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.3 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 617.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.6 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Other 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

Bridge 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Street
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stiles
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Stiles Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stiles
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road

Data Sources

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