Crime Rate in Oakham, ward

Oakham has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 wards in Mansfield district and the 3344th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 344th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oakham in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Mansfield district average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oakham’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oakham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 136 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.