Crime Rates at Meadow Drive, Sutton-in-ashfield, NG17 2GQ

Meadow Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Drive (NG17 2GQ) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Drive (NG17 2GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.