Crap Towns / Church / Crime

How much crime is there in Church?

The police recorded 117 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Church from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 59.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 128, up from 109 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	109	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	114	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	128	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	59.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.0	7.0
Other theft	10.7	5.4
Vehicle crime	10.1	3.8
Public order	7.6	6.6
Burglary	6.4	3.1
Other crime	3.6	2.0
Drugs	2.3	2.4
Shoplifting	1.9	7.1
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	2.0 km	121
Church	–	117
Padiham	7.2 km	108
Oswaldtwistle	1.6 km	93.3
Blackburn	6.3 km	90.3
Darwen	8.2 km	87.8
Clayton-le-Moors	2.4 km	85.7
Rishton	2.3 km	78.7
Great Harwood	3.7 km	75.6
Rawtenstall	9.5 km	70.6
Haslingden	8.1 km	57.5
The typical town	–	76.2