Total Crime Rate
101.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Racecommon Road area has the 76th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 319th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Racecommon Road (S70 6AP) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Racecommon Road (S70 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leopold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mclintock Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longcar Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fife Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandford Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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