Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ravenscroft Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 158th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ravenscroft Avenue (L39 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Ormskirk East average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenscroft Avenue (L39 4TZ), 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 Ravenscroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knowsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss View —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Street —
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Data Sources

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