Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxton Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sherwood , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxton Avenue (NG5 3EL) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Sherwood average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxton Avenue (NG5 3EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tithby Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Magnus Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Langar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonnington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Magnus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Markham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Larwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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