Crap Towns / Clayton-le-Moors / Crime

How much crime is there in Clayton-le-Moors?

The police recorded 85.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Clayton-le-Moors from September 2023 to August 2026, 12% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 94.6, up from 86.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	86.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	75.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	94.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.8	7.0
Vehicle crime	5.7	3.8
Burglary	5.3	3.1
Public order	5.2	6.6
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Other crime	3.3	2.0
Shoplifting	2.5	7.1
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	3.2 km	121
Church	2.4 km	117
Burnley	9.9 km	117
Padiham	5.3 km	108
Oswaldtwistle	4.0 km	93.3
Blackburn	7.5 km	90.3
Darwen	10.4 km	87.8
Clayton-le-Moors	–	85.7
Rishton	2.5 km	78.7
Great Harwood	2.1 km	75.6
Haslingden	10.0 km	57.5
The typical town	–	76.2