Crime Rates at Woodland Drive, Southwell, NG25 0DA

Woodland Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Southwell , and the 100th 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 Woodland Drive (NG25 0DA) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Southwell average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Drive (NG25 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Kirklington Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwood Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.