Crap Towns / Grimethorpe / Crime

How much crime is there in Grimethorpe?

The police recorded 107 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Grimethorpe from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 44.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 108, down from 109 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	109	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	104	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	108	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	44.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	16.3	7.0
Public order	9.2	6.6
Burglary	8.5	3.1
Vehicle crime	6.8	3.8
Other theft	5.5	5.4
Other crime	5.1	2.0
Shoplifting	4.1	7.1
Drugs	3.5	2.4
Possession of weapons	2.1	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Barnsley	6.0 km	145
Goldthorpe	6.8 km	132
Hemsworth	4.6 km	128
South Kirkby	4.4 km	120
Grimethorpe	–	107
Thurnscoe	5.7 km	101
Royston	5.5 km	83.8
Darfield	4.4 km	81.4
Wombwell	6.1 km	79.3
Cudworth and Shafton	2.5 km	76.3
Havercroft and Ryhill	5.8 km	74.2
The typical town	–	76.2