Crap Towns / Finningley / Crime

How much crime is there in Finningley?

The police recorded 42.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Finningley from September 2023 to August 2026, 45% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 20.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 40.9, down from 42.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	42.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	42.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	40.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	20.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.0	7.0
Public order	3.7	6.6
Vehicle crime	2.8	3.8
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Other theft	2.5	5.4
Shoplifting	2.5	7.1
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Doncaster	7.5 km	182
Bentley	11.3 km	163
Stainforth	12.7 km	158
Warmsworth	12.1 km	118
Dunscroft and Hatfield	10.2 km	83.2
Harworth and Bircotes	7.7 km	76.5
Armthorpe	6.7 km	75.8
New Rossington and Rossington	5.0 km	70.5
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	9.6 km	58.2
Finningley	–	42.0
Sprotbrough	12.5 km	39.8
The typical town	–	76.2