Crap Towns / Rawtenstall / Crime

How much crime is there in Rawtenstall?

The police recorded 70.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Rawtenstall from September 2023 to August 2026, 7% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 75.0, up from 68.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	68.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	68.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	75.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.8	7.0
Shoplifting	6.6	7.1
Other theft	6.1	5.4
Public order	4.7	6.6
Vehicle crime	4.0	3.8
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Drugs	1.9	2.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
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	7.6 km	121
Church	9.5 km	117
Burnley	10.3 km	117
Padiham	10.9 km	108
Bacup	5.0 km	97.5
Oswaldtwistle	9.3 km	93.3
Ramsbottom	8.6 km	87.7
Clayton-le-Moors	10.6 km	85.7
Rawtenstall	–	70.6
Whitworth	8.3 km	64.6
Haslingden	3.7 km	57.5
The typical town	–	76.2