Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hopkiln Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Southwell , and the 77th 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 Hopkiln Lane (NG25 0AU) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Southwell average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hopkiln Lane (NG25 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Private Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirklington Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Close | Under investigation |
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