Crap Towns / Rawmarsh / Crime

How much crime is there in Rawmarsh?

The police recorded 121 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Rawmarsh from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 135, up from 117 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	117	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	112	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	135	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.8	34.1
Shoplifting	22.8	7.1
Public order	9.9	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	9.8	7.0
Vehicle crime	7.3	3.8
Other theft	7.2	5.4
Burglary	6.5	3.1
Other crime	4.2	2.0
Drugs	2.8	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Robbery	1.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rotherham	3.6 km	135
Thrybergh and Dalton	3.5 km	122
Rawmarsh	–	121
Mexborough	5.5 km	119
Hoyland	7.9 km	89.5
Wath upon Dearne	4.4 km	87.6
Wombwell	7.8 km	79.3
Swinton	3.2 km	77.8
Bolton upon Dearne	6.6 km	72.6
Wickersley and Bramley	6.0 km	55.5
Brinsworth	6.7 km	46.3
The typical town	–	76.2