Total Crime Rate
1043.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Street area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 13th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
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 Oak Street (NG5 2AT) in the last 12 months was 1043.6 per 1,000 residents and was 966.3% higher than the Mapperley average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 327.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Street (NG5 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near New Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mapperley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Zulla Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Watcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Erskine Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yew Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bernard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bernard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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