Crap Towns / Waverley and Catcliffe / Crime

How much crime is there in Waverley and Catcliffe?

The police recorded 75.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Waverley and Catcliffe 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 31.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 85.9, up from 60.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	60.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	78.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	85.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.6	34.1
Other theft	7.4	5.4
Burglary	7.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	7.1	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	5.6	7.0
Shoplifting	5.2	7.1
Public order	5.2	6.6
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rotherham	5.0 km	135
Thrybergh and Dalton	8.5 km	122
Rawmarsh	8.5 km	121
Sheffield	6.1 km	104
Thurcroft	7.5 km	97.1
Waverley and Catcliffe	–	75.0
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	8.9 km	69.4
Swallownest and Aston	4.3 km	64.8
Wickersley and Bramley	7.5 km	55.5
Brinsworth	1.8 km	46.3
Killamarsh	8.2 km	44.0
The typical town	–	76.2