Crap Towns / South Kirkby / Crime

How much crime is there in South Kirkby?

The police recorded 120 crimes per 1,000 people a year in South Kirkby from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 56.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 109, down from 129 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	129	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	121	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	109	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	56.1	34.1
Shoplifting	15.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.4	7.0
Public order	9.9	6.6
Burglary	6.3	3.1
Other theft	6.0	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.0	3.8
Other crime	4.9	2.0
Drugs	2.7	2.4
Robbery	1.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
South Elmsall	2.7 km	132
Goldthorpe	7.1 km	132
Hemsworth	2.9 km	128
South Kirkby	–	120
Grimethorpe	4.4 km	107
Thurnscoe	5.4 km	101
Darfield	7.5 km	81.4
Upton	3.6 km	76.5
Cudworth and Shafton	6.2 km	76.3
Havercroft and Ryhill	6.9 km	74.2
Ackworth Moor Top	5.4 km	56.6
The typical town	–	76.2