Crap Towns / Harworth and Bircotes / Crime

How much crime is there in Harworth and Bircotes?

The police recorded 76.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Harworth and Bircotes 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 29.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 90.1, up from 68.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	68.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	70.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	90.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.7	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.4	7.0
Shoplifting	8.2	7.1
Vehicle crime	6.6	3.8
Burglary	5.2	3.1
Public order	5.1	6.6
Other theft	4.5	5.4
Other crime	3.2	2.0
Drugs	1.9	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	0.9	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
Doncaster	10.9 km	182
Warmsworth	10.9 km	118
Worksop	12.9 km	107
Dinnington	11.5 km	97.2
Maltby	8.7 km	79.1
Harworth and Bircotes	–	76.5
Armthorpe	13.0 km	75.8
New Rossington and Rossington	5.7 km	70.5
Carlton in Lindrick	8.2 km	63.1
North Anston	12.7 km	46.7
Finningley	7.7 km	42.0
The typical town	–	76.2