Crap Towns / Millom / Crime

How much crime is there in Millom?

The police recorded 48.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Millom from September 2023 to August 2026, 36% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 25.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 47.8, up from 47.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	47.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	50.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	47.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	25.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.7	7.0
Public order	4.3	6.6
Other theft	3.2	5.4
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Shoplifting	1.5	7.1
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Burglary	1.0	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Vehicle crime	0.7	3.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Robbery	0.0	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Morecambe	31.8 km	107
Fleetwood	36.7 km	105
Barrow-in-Furness	10.8 km	102
Lancaster	35.5 km	88.7
Egremont	34.8 km	86.9
Ulverston	12.0 km	69.1
Heysham	30.6 km	66.9
Carnforth	34.0 km	52.8
Dalton-in-Furness	8.4 km	50.5
Millom	–	48.4
Bolton-le-Sands	33.0 km	24.2
The typical town	–	76.2