Crime Rates at Candle Meadow, Colwick Park, Nottingham, NG2 4DW

Candle Meadow area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Dales , and the 371st highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Candle Meadow (NG2 4DW) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Dales average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Candle Meadow (NG2 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.