Crime Rates at Racecommon Lane, Barnsley, S70 6NN

Racecommon Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 845 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 Lane (S70 6NN) in the last 12 months was 208.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 107.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Racecommon Lane (S70 6NN), the main crime hotspot is near A6133. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.