Crap Towns / Hemsworth / Crime

How much crime is there in Hemsworth?

The police recorded 128 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hemsworth from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 60.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 120, down from 130 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	130	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	133	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	120	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	60.5	34.1
Shoplifting	14.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	12.5	7.0
Public order	11.3	6.6
Burglary	6.4	3.1
Other theft	5.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.7	3.8
Other crime	4.4	2.0
Drugs	2.8	2.4
Robbery	1.9	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
South Elmsall	4.9 km	132
Hemsworth	–	128
South Kirkby	2.9 km	120
Featherstone	7.5 km	113
Grimethorpe	4.6 km	107
Royston	6.9 km	83.8
Upton	4.6 km	76.5
Cudworth and Shafton	5.1 km	76.3
Havercroft and Ryhill	4.2 km	74.2
Ackworth Moor Top	3.3 km	56.6
Crofton	7.6 km	53.9
The typical town	–	76.2