Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Knowsley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 55th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowsley Road (L39 4RB) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (L39 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormskirk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormskirk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knowsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss View —
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Street —
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Data Sources

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