Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.0 4/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ormskirk Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 118th 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 Ormskirk Road (WN8 8TP) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Old Skelmersdale average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ormskirk Road (WN8 8TP), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ormskirk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Stafford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Stafford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Sep 2025Burglary Maiden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maiden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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