Total Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bancroft , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Mansfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Avenue (NG18 2RY) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Bancroft average (182.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Avenue (NG18 2RY), the main crime hotspot is near Broxtowe Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 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 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rock Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxtowe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Other theft | Rosebery Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newton Street | Under investigation |
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