Total Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Calder Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 323 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 Calder Avenue (L39 4SE) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Calder Avenue (L39 4SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ormskirk East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Town End Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aughton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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