Crap Towns / Askern / Crime

How much crime is there in Askern?

The police recorded 146 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Askern from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 60.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 139, down from 165 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	165	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	133	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	139	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	60.9	34.1
Other theft	18.8	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	14.7	7.0
Public order	11.3	6.6
Vehicle crime	10.9	3.8
Shoplifting	9.4	7.1
Other crime	7.8	2.0
Burglary	6.3	3.1
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8
Robbery	1.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bentley	8.6 km	163
Stainforth	8.7 km	158
Askern	–	146
South Elmsall	8.8 km	132
Adwick le Street	5.3 km	124
Scawthorpe and Cusworth	8.3 km	83.2
Dunscroft and Hatfield	10.4 km	83.2
Upton	8.6 km	76.5
Armthorpe	11.0 km	75.8
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	8.2 km	58.2
Sprotbrough	11.4 km	39.8
The typical town	–	76.2