Crap Towns / Great Harwood / Crime

How much crime is there in Great Harwood?

The police recorded 75.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Great Harwood from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 75.8, up from 65.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	65.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	85.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	75.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.7	7.0
Vehicle crime	6.3	3.8
Other theft	5.9	5.4
Shoplifting	5.0	7.1
Public order	4.2	6.6
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	5.1 km	121
Church	3.7 km	117
Burnley	11.4 km	117
Padiham	6.4 km	108
Oswaldtwistle	5.0 km	93.3
Blackburn	6.8 km	90.3
Darwen	10.7 km	87.8
Clayton-le-Moors	2.1 km	85.7
Rishton	2.2 km	78.7
Great Harwood	–	75.6
Clitheroe	9.4 km	50.0
The typical town	–	76.2