Total Crime Rate
126.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Friar Gate area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 234th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Friar Gate (DE1 1BU) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Abbey average (280.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Friar Gate (DE1 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Wardwick. Police recorded 326 crimes here, including 254 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walker Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cheapside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cheapside | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cheapside | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheapside | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheapside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Curzon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lodge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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