Total Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Big Barn Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Mansfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Big Barn Lane (NG18 3PF) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Berry Hill average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Big Barn Lane (NG18 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookvale Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mansfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlswood Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Earlswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookvale Close | Under investigation |
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