Crap Towns / Adwick le Street / Crime

How much crime is there in Adwick le Street?

The police recorded 124 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Adwick le Street from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 51.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 116, down from 128 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	128	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	129	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	116	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	51.7	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	17.9	7.0
Vehicle crime	10.9	3.8
Public order	9.2	6.6
Shoplifting	8.5	7.1
Other theft	7.3	5.4
Burglary	5.8	3.1
Other crime	5.5	2.0
Drugs	3.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Robbery	1.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Doncaster	8.7 km	182
Bentley	4.9 km	163
Askern	5.3 km	146
South Elmsall	6.5 km	132
Adwick le Street	–	124
South Kirkby	8.8 km	120
Thurnscoe	8.4 km	101
Scawthorpe and Cusworth	3.8 km	83.2
Upton	7.6 km	76.5
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	8.2 km	58.2
Sprotbrough	6.5 km	39.8
The typical town	–	76.2