Total Crime Rate
81.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mountview Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bancroft , and the 141st highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Mansfield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mountview Close (NG18 2JS) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Bancroft average (182.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mountview Close (NG18 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Ratcliffe Gate. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ratcliffe Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newgate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newgate Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rock Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ratcliffe Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ratcliffe Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxtowe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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