Crap Towns / Motherwell / Crime

How much crime is there in Motherwell?

The police recorded 82.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Motherwell from January 2023 to December 2025, 1.5 times the typical Scottish town's 54.4. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 21.6. In the 12 months to December 2025 it was 83.0, down from 85.9 in the 12 months to December 2023.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical Scottish town
January 2023 to December 2023	85.9	53.2
January 2024 to December 2024	79.1	52.2
January 2025 to December 2025	83.0	55.9

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical Scottish town
Violence and sexual offences	21.6	15.1
Other crime	14.8	8.0
Drugs	12.2	3.9
Criminal damage and arson	10.3	7.2
Shoplifting	7.8	6.8
Other theft	6.2	4.3
Possession of weapons	4.1	2.0
Burglary	2.8	1.8
Vehicle crime	2.0	1.6
Robbery	0.5	0.3
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.2
Public order	–	–
Theft from the person	–	–

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Motherwell	–	82.7
Wishaw	4.4 km	70.0
Hamilton	4.6 km	69.7
Holytown	4.2 km	62.5
Bellshill	3.4 km	61.2
Blantyre	6.5 km	59.8
New Stevenston	2.3 km	54.2
Newarthill	4.3 km	52.5
Viewpark	6.0 km	39.2
Bothwell	5.6 km	34.0
Chapelhall	6.3 km	30.1
The typical Scottish town	–	54.4