Crime Rates at Old Mill Lane, Barnsley, S71 1LH

Old Mill Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 34th 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 Old Mill Lane (S71 1LH) in the last 12 months was 337.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 170.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Lane (S71 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.