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 3GX) 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 3GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marham Close, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poulton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poulton Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Cosby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sneinton Hollows —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Belvoir Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belvoir Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Marham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Marham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mill View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poulton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sneinton Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneinton Hermitage Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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