Crap Towns / Armthorpe / Crime

How much crime is there in Armthorpe?

The police recorded 75.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Armthorpe from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 30.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 79.0, up from 73.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	73.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	74.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	79.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	30.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.0	7.0
Vehicle crime	7.5	3.8
Shoplifting	7.0	7.1
Other theft	5.7	5.4
Public order	5.6	6.6
Burglary	4.5	3.1
Other crime	2.6	2.0
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Doncaster	4.6 km	182
Bentley	6.6 km	163
Stainforth	6.8 km	158
Thorne	10.2 km	95.5
Scawthorpe and Cusworth	8.2 km	83.2
Dunscroft and Hatfield	4.8 km	83.2
Armthorpe	–	75.8
New Rossington and Rossington	7.7 km	70.5
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	2.9 km	58.2
Finningley	6.7 km	42.0
Sprotbrough	9.5 km	39.8
The typical town	–	76.2