Crap Towns / Chapeltown and High Green / Crime

How much crime is there in Chapeltown and High Green?

The police recorded 58.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chapeltown and High Green from September 2023 to August 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 57.0, down from 62.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	62.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	57.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.2	34.1
Shoplifting	9.2	7.1
Public order	5.3	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.8	7.0
Vehicle crime	4.6	3.8
Other theft	3.3	5.4
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rotherham	9.4 km	135
Rawmarsh	9.0 km	121
Worsbrough	7.6 km	113
Hoyland	4.8 km	89.5
Stocksbridge	8.0 km	80.4
Wombwell	8.2 km	79.3
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	2.5 km	69.4
Dodworth	9.5 km	60.1
Chapeltown and High Green	–	58.4
Deepcar	6.7 km	49.9
Brinsworth	10.0 km	46.3
The typical town	–	76.2