Crap Towns / Normanton / Crime

How much crime is there in Normanton?

The police recorded 85.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Normanton from September 2023 to August 2026, 12% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 43.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 79.6, down from 88.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	88.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	89.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	79.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	43.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.8	7.0
Public order	7.6	6.6
Other theft	6.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.3	3.8
Shoplifting	5.2	7.1
Burglary	3.4	3.1
Other crime	3.1	2.0
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wakefield	6.6 km	144
Castleford	5.3 km	138
Featherstone	4.3 km	113
Pontefract	6.9 km	111
Normanton	–	85.7
Rothwell	7.5 km	75.6
Havercroft and Ryhill	9.0 km	74.2
Allerton Bywater	6.0 km	64.6
Ackworth Moor Top	8.5 km	56.6
Kippax	7.6 km	54.3
Crofton	5.1 km	53.9
The typical town	–	76.2