Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Weldon Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 328 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 Weldon Drive (L39 4RA) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Ormskirk East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weldon Drive (L39 4RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weldon Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldon Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbotsford
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warpers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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