Total Crime Rate

257.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.5 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 257.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 33rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 91st highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friar Gate (DE1 1NU) in the last 12 months was 257.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Gate (DE1 1NU), 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 (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardwick —
Apr 2026Burglary Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkirk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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