Total Crime Rate
356.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Layton Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bancroft , and the 19th highest crime rate of 318 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 356.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 185.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Layton Avenue (NG18 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spencer Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bancroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bancroft Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Layton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Layton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manvers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manvers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Noel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Noel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Noel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Noel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Noel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kipling Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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