Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Meadow Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

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 Lane (NG21 0PT) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Rainworth North & Rufford average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (NG21 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Rookwood Close. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 10 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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rookwood Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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