Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakleaf Crescent area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 181st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .
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 Oakleaf Crescent (NG17 1FZ) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakleaf Crescent (NG17 1FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mapplewells Crescent. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleaf Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mapplewells Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mapplewells Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapplewells Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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