Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chimes Meadow area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Southwell , and the 128th highest 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 Chimes Meadow (NG25 0GB) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% higher than the Southwell average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chimes Meadow (NG25 0GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chimes Meadow, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Metcalfe Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chimes Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Metcalfe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Metcalfe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marrison Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chimes Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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