Crap Towns / Stocksbridge / Crime

How much crime is there in Stocksbridge?

The police recorded 80.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stocksbridge from September 2023 to August 2026, 6% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 33.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 73.4, down from 87.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	80.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	73.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.5	7.0
Public order	8.3	6.6
Shoplifting	6.8	7.1
Burglary	5.6	3.1
Other theft	4.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.2	3.8
Other crime	3.6	2.0
Drugs	1.9	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Barnsley	12.4 km	145
Worsbrough	10.4 km	113
Hoyland	10.5 km	89.5
Stocksbridge	–	80.4
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	9.6 km	69.4
Dodworth	8.7 km	60.1
Chapeltown and High Green	8.0 km	58.4
Darton	13.3 km	51.4
Deepcar	1.3 km	49.9
Barugh Green and Redbrook	10.9 km	47.5
Penistone	5.3 km	46.0
The typical town	–	76.2