Total Crime Rate

202.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Racecommon Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 92nd 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 Lane (S70 6NN) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% 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 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Racecommon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order A6133 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A6133 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A6133 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Genn Lane —
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Data Sources

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