Crap Towns / Rotherham / Crime

How much crime is there in Rotherham?

The police recorded 135 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Rotherham from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 56.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 140, up from 132 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	132	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	134	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	140	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	56.9	34.1
Shoplifting	14.6	7.1
Public order	13.8	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	11.7	7.0
Other theft	9.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	6.9	3.8
Burglary	6.7	3.1
Other crime	5.1	2.0
Drugs	4.2	2.4
Robbery	2.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	2.1	0.8
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rotherham	–	135
Thrybergh and Dalton	4.2 km	122
Rawmarsh	3.6 km	121
Thurcroft	7.3 km	97.1
Wath upon Dearne	8.0 km	87.6
Swinton	6.5 km	77.8
Waverley and Catcliffe	5.0 km	75.0
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	7.7 km	69.4
Swallownest and Aston	7.7 km	64.8
Wickersley and Bramley	4.8 km	55.5
Brinsworth	3.3 km	46.3
The typical town	–	76.2