Crap Towns / Oswaldtwistle / Crime

How much crime is there in Oswaldtwistle?

The police recorded 93.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Oswaldtwistle from September 2023 to August 2026, 22% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 47.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 100, up from 93.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	93.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	86.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	100	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	47.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.3	7.0
Vehicle crime	8.2	3.8
Shoplifting	7.0	7.1
Burglary	5.5	3.1
Other theft	5.1	5.4
Public order	4.9	6.6
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	2.7 km	121
Church	1.6 km	117
Padiham	8.7 km	108
Oswaldtwistle	–	93.3
Blackburn	5.6 km	90.3
Darwen	6.6 km	87.8
Clayton-le-Moors	4.0 km	85.7
Rishton	3.0 km	78.7
Great Harwood	5.0 km	75.6
Rawtenstall	9.3 km	70.6
Haslingden	7.4 km	57.5
The typical town	–	76.2