Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorfields Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brinsley , and the 84th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .

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 Moorfields Avenue (NG16 3DF) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% higher than the Brinsley average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfields Avenue (NG16 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Moorfields Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scargill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scargill Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scargill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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