Crap Towns / Mexborough / Crime

How much crime is there in Mexborough?

The police recorded 119 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Mexborough from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 61.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 126, up from 107 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	107	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	123	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	126	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	61.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.6	7.0
Public order	9.5	6.6
Other theft	6.5	5.4
Burglary	6.0	3.1
Other crime	5.6	2.0
Vehicle crime	5.1	3.8
Shoplifting	4.5	7.1
Drugs	3.8	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	1.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Goldthorpe	4.0 km	132
Thrybergh and Dalton	5.4 km	122
Rawmarsh	5.5 km	121
Mexborough	–	119
Warmsworth	6.7 km	118
Thurnscoe	5.6 km	101
Conisbrough	4.1 km	89.6
Wath upon Dearne	3.5 km	87.6
Swinton	2.3 km	77.8
Bolton upon Dearne	3.3 km	72.6
Sprotbrough	6.8 km	39.8
The typical town	–	76.2