Crap Towns / Padiham / Crime

How much crime is there in Padiham?

The police recorded 108 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Padiham from September 2023 to August 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 54.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 114, up from 109 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	109	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	101	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	114	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	54.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.7	7.0
Other theft	6.7	5.4
Public order	6.7	6.6
Burglary	6.3	3.1
Vehicle crime	5.5	3.8
Shoplifting	4.8	7.1
Other crime	4.2	2.0
Drugs	2.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	6.5 km	121
Church	7.2 km	117
Burnley	5.1 km	117
Padiham	–	108
Oswaldtwistle	8.7 km	93.3
Clayton-le-Moors	5.3 km	85.7
Nelson	8.0 km	85.3
Rishton	7.8 km	78.7
Great Harwood	6.4 km	75.6
Brierfield	6.0 km	73.2
Barrowford	8.3 km	50.2
The typical town	–	76.2