Crap Towns / South Normanton and Pinxton / Crime

How much crime is there in South Normanton and Pinxton?

The police recorded 67.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in South Normanton and Pinxton from September 2023 to August 2026, 12% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 67.5, down from 70.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	70.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	63.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	67.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.2	34.1
Public order	7.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.3	7.0
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.2	3.8
Shoplifting	3.9	7.1
Burglary	2.5	3.1
Drugs	2.2	2.4
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Alfreton	3.5 km	118
Clay Cross	9.3 km	106
Sutton in Ashfield	5.9 km	105
Ripley	7.7 km	99.3
Heanor	9.3 km	89.9
Huthwaite	3.5 km	83.1
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	5.4 km	82.5
Somercotes and Swanwick	3.9 km	78.2
South Normanton and Pinxton	–	67.3
Selston	3.3 km	58.5
Annesley Woodhouse	5.7 km	57.0
The typical town	–	76.2