Crap Towns / South Elmsall / Crime

How much crime is there in South Elmsall?

The police recorded 132 crimes per 1,000 people a year in South Elmsall from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 57.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 105, down from 159 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	159	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	133	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	105	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	57.1	34.1
Shoplifting	16.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.1	7.0
Public order	10.8	6.6
Other theft	9.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	7.7	3.8
Burglary	7.5	3.1
Other crime	4.6	2.0
Drugs	3.0	2.4
Robbery	1.5	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Askern	8.8 km	146
South Elmsall	–	132
Goldthorpe	7.7 km	132
Hemsworth	4.9 km	128
Adwick le Street	6.5 km	124
South Kirkby	2.7 km	120
Grimethorpe	7.0 km	107
Thurnscoe	6.1 km	101
Upton	2.1 km	76.5
Cudworth and Shafton	8.9 km	76.3
Ackworth Moor Top	6.2 km	56.6
The typical town	–	76.2