Crap Towns / Ecclesfield and Grenoside / Crime

How much crime is there in Ecclesfield and Grenoside?

The police recorded 69.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ecclesfield and Grenoside from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 19.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 63.5, down from 65.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	65.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	79.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	63.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	19.1	34.1
Shoplifting	13.7	7.1
Vehicle crime	6.8	3.8
Other theft	6.4	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	6.0	7.0
Burglary	5.7	3.1
Public order	5.6	6.6
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Drugs	1.8	2.4
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rotherham	7.7 km	135
Rawmarsh	8.3 km	121
Sheffield	7.7 km	104
Hoyland	6.7 km	89.5
Stocksbridge	9.6 km	80.4
Wombwell	9.7 km	79.3
Waverley and Catcliffe	8.9 km	75.0
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	–	69.4
Chapeltown and High Green	2.5 km	58.4
Deepcar	8.3 km	49.9
Brinsworth	7.7 km	46.3
The typical town	–	76.2