Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Friar Gate area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 165th highest crime rate of 756 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 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Abbey average (254.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Gate (DE1 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Cheapside. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 241 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friar Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Macklin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wardwick
Sep 2025Other theft Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kensington Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wardwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wardwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wardwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wardwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kensington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Friary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bramble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Helen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cavendish Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kensington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friar Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Friar Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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