Crap Towns / Swinton / Crime

How much crime is there in Swinton?

The police recorded 77.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Swinton from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 39.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 78.3, up from 72.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	72.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	82.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	78.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	39.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.4	7.0
Public order	6.8	6.6
Other theft	4.8	5.4
Burglary	4.7	3.1
Vehicle crime	4.3	3.8
Other crime	3.3	2.0
Shoplifting	2.9	7.1
Drugs	2.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.8	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
Rotherham	6.5 km	135
Goldthorpe	5.2 km	132
Thrybergh and Dalton	4.0 km	122
Rawmarsh	3.2 km	121
Mexborough	2.3 km	119
Thurnscoe	6.8 km	101
Conisbrough	5.5 km	89.6
Wath upon Dearne	2.6 km	87.6
Swinton	–	77.8
Bolton upon Dearne	4.0 km	72.6
Wickersley and Bramley	6.9 km	55.5
The typical town	–	76.2