Total Crime Rate
367.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Gate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bancroft , and the 17th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Mansfield .
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 West Gate (NG18 1RY) in the last 12 months was 367.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher than the Bancroft average (182.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Gate (NG18 1RY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 584 crimes here, including 277 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bancroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvedere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clerkson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clerkson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clerkson'S Alley | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clerkson'S Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clerkson'S Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clerkson'S Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clerkson'S Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clerkson'S Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
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