Crap Towns / Deepcar / Crime

How much crime is there in Deepcar?

The police recorded 49.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Deepcar from September 2023 to August 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 44.8, down from 53.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	53.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	51.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	44.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.7	7.0
Vehicle crime	4.1	3.8
Other theft	3.7	5.4
Public order	3.6	6.6
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Shoplifting	2.1	7.1
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Drugs	1.9	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Barnsley	11.9 km	145
Worsbrough	9.6 km	113
Hoyland	9.4 km	89.5
Stocksbridge	1.3 km	80.4
Wombwell	12.6 km	79.3
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	8.3 km	69.4
Dodworth	8.4 km	60.1
Chapeltown and High Green	6.7 km	58.4
Deepcar	–	49.9
Barugh Green and Redbrook	10.7 km	47.5
Penistone	6.2 km	46.0
The typical town	–	76.2