Crap Towns / Crofton / Crime

How much crime is there in Crofton?

The police recorded 53.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Crofton from September 2023 to August 2026, 29% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 51.3, down from 59.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	59.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	50.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	51.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.1	34.1
Other theft	5.2	5.4
Public order	4.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	3.9	7.0
Other crime	3.0	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Burglary	2.6	3.1
Shoplifting	1.0	7.1
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
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
Wakefield	5.4 km	144
Hemsworth	7.6 km	128
Featherstone	5.2 km	113
Horbury	7.9 km	86.1
Normanton	5.1 km	85.7
Royston	7.0 km	83.8
Cudworth and Shafton	8.5 km	76.3
Havercroft and Ryhill	4.3 km	74.2
Crigglestone and Durkar	6.9 km	59.1
Ackworth Moor Top	6.5 km	56.6
Crofton	–	53.9
The typical town	–	76.2