Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dodsley Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Edwinstowe & Clipstone , and the 209th 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 Dodsley Way (NG21 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dodsley Way (NG21 9EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gorseway. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edwinstowe & Clipstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorseway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardinal Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorseway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodsley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorseway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorseway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
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