Crap Towns / Wath upon Dearne / Crime

How much crime is there in Wath upon Dearne?

The police recorded 87.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wath upon Dearne from September 2023 to August 2026, 15% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 44.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 97.8, up from 83.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	83.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	97.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	44.0	34.1
Public order	8.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.4	7.0
Vehicle crime	7.3	3.8
Other theft	6.1	5.4
Burglary	5.0	3.1
Other crime	3.6	2.0
Shoplifting	2.4	7.1
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
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
Goldthorpe	3.7 km	132
Thrybergh and Dalton	6.5 km	122
Rawmarsh	4.4 km	121
Mexborough	3.5 km	119
Thurnscoe	5.2 km	101
Hoyland	6.9 km	89.5
Wath upon Dearne	–	87.6
Darfield	4.7 km	81.4
Wombwell	4.9 km	79.3
Swinton	2.6 km	77.8
Bolton upon Dearne	2.4 km	72.6
The typical town	–	76.2