Crap Towns / Accrington / Crime

How much crime is there in Accrington?

The police recorded 121 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Accrington from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 55.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 123, up from 121 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	121	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	119	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	123	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	55.7	34.1
Shoplifting	13.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.4	7.0
Public order	8.5	6.6
Other theft	7.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	7.4	3.8
Burglary	5.9	3.1
Drugs	3.9	2.4
Other crime	3.0	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	–	121
Church	2.0 km	117
Padiham	6.5 km	108
Oswaldtwistle	2.7 km	93.3
Blackburn	8.1 km	90.3
Darwen	9.1 km	87.8
Clayton-le-Moors	3.2 km	85.7
Rishton	4.2 km	78.7
Great Harwood	5.1 km	75.6
Rawtenstall	7.6 km	70.6
Haslingden	6.8 km	57.5
The typical town	–	76.2