Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nightingale Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Edwinstowe & Clipstone , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 434 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 Nightingale Close (NG21 9GF) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Edwinstowe & Clipstone average (58.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Close (NG21 9GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ward Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edwinstowe & Clipstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Skylark Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kerry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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