Crime Rates at Racecommon Road, Barnsley, S70 6JN

Racecommon Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 131st highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Racecommon Road (S70 6JN) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Racecommon Road (S70 6JN), 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.