Total Crime Rate
478.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodhouse Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bancroft , and the 12th 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 Woodhouse Road (NG18 2BB) in the last 12 months was 478.3 per 1,000 residents and was 162.7% higher than the Bancroft average (182.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 177.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Road (NG18 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birding Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bancroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Woodlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bakery Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carlton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edgar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Bakery Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orchard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baggaley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yorke Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodhouse Road | — |
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