Crap Towns / Blantyre / Crime

How much crime is there in Blantyre?

The police recorded 59.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blantyre from January 2023 to December 2025, 10% higher than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 17.3. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 56.0, down from 65.5 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	65.5	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	57.8	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	56.0	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	17.3	15.1
Other crime	10.4	8.0
Criminal damage and arson	9.5	7.2
Shoplifting	8.3	6.8
Drugs	3.6	3.9
Other theft	3.3	4.3
Possession of weapons	3.2	2.0
Burglary	1.9	1.8
Vehicle crime	1.5	1.6
Robbery	0.5	0.3
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.2
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Motherwell	6.5 km	82.7
Hamilton	3.3 km	69.7
Bellshill	5.6 km	61.2
Blantyre	–	59.8
Rutherglen	7.8 km	59.2
New Stevenston	7.6 km	54.2
East Kilbride	6.9 km	43.2
Cambuslang	4.8 km	39.3
Viewpark	4.7 km	39.2
Bothwell	2.0 km	34.0
Uddingston	3.1 km	34.0
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4