Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Candle Meadow area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Dales , and the 276th highest crime rate of 939 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 4DX) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Dales average (123.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Candle Meadow (NG2 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastholme Croft, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pasture Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Candle Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwick Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Field —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastholme Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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