Crime and Safety in Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Wath upon Dearne is the second most dangerous medium-sized town in South Yorkshire, and is the 53rd most dangerous overall out of South Yorkshire's 109 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Wath upon Dearne in 2026 is 68 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to South Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 22% lower than the South Yorkshire rate of 87 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Wath upon Dearne is the 79th most dangerous medium-sized town, and the 1,068th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Wath upon Dearne was the worst medium-sized town in South Yorkshire for theft from the person, with 1 crime reported and a crime rate of 0.04 per 1,000 daytime population. February 2026 was also a bad month for Wath upon Dearne residents, when it was again South Yorkshire's most dangerous medium-sized town for theft from the person, recording 1 crime at a rate of 0.04 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Wath upon Dearne are violence and sexual offences, with 802 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 35. This is 12% higher than 2025's figure of 718 offences and a difference of 3.71 from 2025's crime rate of 32. Wath upon Dearne's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 2 offences recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 2 crimes.
Wath upon Dearne 2026 Crime Scorecard
Second Most Dangerous
Medium-Sized Towns, South Yorkshire
20% lower, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
6% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Wath upon Dearne is 20% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 6% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Wath upon Dearne Crime Rate Over Time
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Wath upon Dearne Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Wath upon Dearne represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Wath upon Dearne's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Wath upon Dearne up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Wath upon Dearne's 506 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Wath upon Dearne • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Wath upon Dearne has a crime risk score of 630. This is based on analysis of 506 nearby areas within Wath upon Dearne, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Wath upon Dearne's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Wath upon Dearne, crime risk scores are typically around 630, while in South Yorkshire they are average 590.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 676 (621 for South Yorkshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 722 (South Yorkshire 651).
Trends in Crime Risk
Wath upon Dearne
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 55% in Wath upon Dearne's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Wath upon Dearne's crime risk score is up by 14%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Wath upon Dearne's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 15%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Wath upon Dearne
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Wath upon Dearne • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Vehicle Crime offences have a crime rate of 5.93 reports per 1,000 people in Wath upon Dearne, which is 1.38 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 135 crime reports logged by South Yorkshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, South Yorkshire Police recorded 83 reports of Burglary in Wath upon Dearne, resulting in a crime rate of 3.64 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.16.
The crime rate for Violence and Sexual Offences is 1.16 times the national average at 35 reports per 1,000. This is from 802 crime reports reported to South Yorkshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Wath upon Dearne
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.26 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.70 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 223% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.40 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 1.89 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 79% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.46 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 0.73 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 100% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Wath upon Dearne
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.86 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 0.57 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 226% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Wath upon Dearne • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Wath upon Dearne | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 278 | 12.20 | 0.86 | 26,700 | 16.86 | 1.19 | 77,875 | 12.35 | 0.87 |
| Bicycle Theft | 2 | 0.08 | 0.67 | 795 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 4,306 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 83 | 3.64 | 1.16 | 7,325 | 4.62 | 1.48 | 27,843 | 4.41 | 1.41 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 120 | 5.26 | 0.84 | 13,544 | 8.55 | 1.36 | 47,570 | 7.55 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 29 | 1.27 | 0.45 | 4,941 | 3.12 | 1.01 | 19,757 | 3.14 | 1.02 |
| Other Crime | 65 | 2.84 | 1.54 | 5,189 | 3.30 | 1.78 | 18,290 | 2.91 | 1.57 |
| Other Theft | 104 | 4.59 | 0.81 | 8,713 | 5.49 | 0.96 | 36,443 | 5.78 | 1.02 |
| Possession of Weapons | 9 | 0.37 | 0.77 | 1,857 | 1.17 | 1.38 | 5,827 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Public Order | 132 | 5.80 | 1.00 | 11,818 | 7.46 | 1.29 | 47,514 | 7.55 | 1.30 |
| Robbery | 12 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 2,064 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 7,156 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| Shoplifting | 48 | 2.10 | 0.29 | 13,959 | 8.83 | 1.24 | 48,695 | 7.71 | 1.08 |
| Theft From the Person | 5 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 874 | 0.53 | 0.34 | 3,568 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 135 | 5.93 | 1.38 | 9,918 | 6.27 | 1.46 | 30,637 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 802 | 35.22 | 1.16 | 56,798 | 35.86 | 1.18 | 239,898 | 38.04 | 1.25 |
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Total Crime by Year
Wath upon Dearne | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 1,546 | 67.82 | 0.98 | 137,795 | 87.00 | 1.21 | 537,504 | 85.27 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 1,390 | 61.41 | 0.89 | 142,062 | 90.64 | 1.22 | 553,826 | 88.44 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | 1,390 | 60.88 | 0.85 | 147,112 | 95.02 | 1.26 | 576,330 | 93.00 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 1,495 | 65.63 | 0.88 | 154,648 | 101.06 | 1.28 | 611,034 | 99.55 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 1,477 | 65.64 | 0.90 | 145,166 | 96.23 | 1.25 | 574,808 | 94.84 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 1,229 | 54.86 | 0.84 | 128,797 | 85.77 | 1.25 | 501,180 | 83.02 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 1,332 | 59.50 | 0.85 | 138,295 | 92.12 | 1.24 | 549,148 | 91.15 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 1,447 | 64.68 | 0.90 | 139,154 | 92.74 | 1.22 | 568,297 | 94.66 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 1,396 | 63.48 | 0.95 | 135,249 | 90.22 | 1.27 | 514,090 | 85.73 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 1,266 | 58.23 | 0.95 | 115,638 | 77.26 | 1.21 | 456,998 | 76.46 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 326 | 15.01 | 0.85 | 30,755 | 20.56 | 1.08 | 133,274 | 22.31 | 1.17 |
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Wath upon Dearne Compared to Nearby Medium-Sized Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Medium-Sized Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley | 1,729 | 131.13 | 93% more dangerous |
| Wombwell | 1,258 | 77.58 | 14% more dangerous |
| Wath upon Dearne | 1,546 | 67.82 | - |
| Ecclesfield | 1,783 | 50.39 | 26% safer |
Comparing Wath upon Dearne to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Wath upon Dearne | 67.82 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 17% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 22% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 24% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 44% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 54% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 55% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 57% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 58% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 59% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 84% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Wath upon Dearne's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Wath upon Dearne that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomhill Park | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Barnsley Road and Wet Moor Lane Allotments | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
| Moor Road Allotments | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| Wath Cemetery | 7 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 4 |
| Newhill Park | 9 | 2 | 5 | - | 12 | 9 |
| Wath upon Dearne Leisure Centre | 2 | - | 4 | - | 13 | 6 |
| Wath Park | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 15 |
| DVC Sports Centre | 1 | - | 1 | - | 15 | 2 |
| Brampton | 5 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 6 |
Recent Crimes in Wath upon Dearne
The 20 most recent crime reports in Wath upon Dearne.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Quaker Close | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Songthrush Way | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Byron Crescent | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Elliott Close | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Adwick Park | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Park/Open Space | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Elliott Close | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Bushfield Road | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Packman Road | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Victoria Road | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Crowley Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Crowley Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Hoober Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Michael Croft | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Grange Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Michael Croft | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Beech Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Giles Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Gwendoline Mews |
Methodology & Data Sources
Wath upon Dearne Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Wath upon Dearne during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Wath upon Dearne Data Points
For Wath upon Dearne, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2022 release of their Built Up Areas dataset, using the BUA22CD column value E63001258.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Wath upon Dearne's daytime - or "workday" - population of 15,173 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Wath upon Dearne