Crap Towns / Bothwell / Crime

How much crime is there in Bothwell?

The police recorded 34.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bothwell from January 2023 to December 2025, 38% lower than the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 8.3. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 33.3, down from 33.5 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	33.5	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	35.2	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	33.3	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	8.3	15.1
Other crime	6.6	8.0
Shoplifting	4.6	6.8
Criminal damage and arson	4.5	7.2
Other theft	4.4	4.3
Drugs	1.9	3.9
Possession of weapons	1.2	2.0
Burglary	1.1	1.8
Vehicle crime	1.1	1.6
Robbery	0.2	0.3
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.2
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Motherwell	5.6 km	82.7
Coatbridge	6.2 km	73.1
Hamilton	3.9 km	69.7
Holytown	6.8 km	62.5
Bellshill	3.8 km	61.2
Blantyre	2.0 km	59.8
New Stevenston	6.2 km	54.2
Cambuslang	5.3 km	39.3
Viewpark	2.8 km	39.2
Bothwell	–	34.0
Uddingston	1.5 km	34.0
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4