Total Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hilcote Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Edwinstowe & Clipstone , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hilcote Drive (NG21 9AT) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Edwinstowe & Clipstone average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilcote Drive (NG21 9AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ward Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttercup Meadow (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edwinstowe & Clipstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldcrest Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardinal Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodsley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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