Crime Rates at Moss View, Ormskirk, L39 4QA

Moss View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 79th 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 Moss View (L39 4QA) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the Ormskirk East average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss View (L39 4QA), 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.