Total Crime Rate
400.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
202.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Layton Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bancroft , and the 16th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Mansfield .
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 Layton Avenue (NG18 5PL) in the last 12 months was 400.9 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% higher than the Bancroft average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 202.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Layton Avenue (NG18 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mansfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Herbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Holden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manvers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corporation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manvers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manvers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Noel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dallas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dallas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dallas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dallas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
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