Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 31.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 436 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 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Rainworth North & Rufford average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (NG21 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Rookwood Close. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beck Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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