Crime Rates at Dicks Lane, Westhead, Ormskirk, L40 6JA

Dicks Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 126th 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 Dicks Lane (L40 6JA) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Burscough Bridge & Rufford average (68.1 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dicks Lane (L40 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wigan Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.