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 5PR) 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 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mansfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Herbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Titchfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Browning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | George Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Holden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tuckers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Noel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hareholme Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hareholme Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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