Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Oakfield Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Avenue (NG17 8HU) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Avenue (NG17 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6018, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tom Wass Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherfield Grange —
Apr 2026Public order Collins Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collins Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6018 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6018 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tom Wass Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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