Total Crime Rate

1840.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1301.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1840.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1301.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1037.2 10/10
  • Public order 211.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.7 10/10
  • Other theft 119.0 10/10
  • Drugs 107.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 63.2 10/10
  • Burglary 40.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.0 10/10
  • Robbery 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friar Gate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 4th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friar Gate (DE1 1EX) in the last 12 months was 1840.2 per 1,000 residents and was 556.8% higher 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 279 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 1301.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Gate (DE1 1EX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Friar Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wardwick Under investigation
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Data Sources

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