Total Crime Rate

522.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 522.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Other theft 108.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meadow Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 39th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Lane (NG2 3GL) in the last 12 months was 522.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (NG2 3GL), the main crime hotspot is near Marham Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sneinton Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Marham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Poulton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poulton Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poulton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poulton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poulton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Poulton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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