Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moorfields Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brinsley , and the 55th highest crime rate of 366 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 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 281.2% higher than the Brinsley average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfields Avenue (NG16 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfields Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Robey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Estwic Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Queen'S Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Owlston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owlston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenhills Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenhills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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