Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Helens Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 85th highest crime rate of 328 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 St Helens Road (L39 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Ormskirk East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (L39 4QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A570 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbotsford —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormskirk Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Stiles Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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