Total Crime Rate
1472.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
543.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Friar Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 7th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
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 Lane (NG1 6BT) in the last 12 months was 1472.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% higher than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 400 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 9 cases , down -10.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 587 (≈ 543.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Friar Lane (NG1 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maypole Yard, where police recorded 544 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (182 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trinity Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheeler Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheeler Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheeler Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheeler Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheeler Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maypole Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maypole Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheeler Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maypole Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wheeler Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheeler Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheeler Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheeler Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheeler Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wheeler Gate | Under investigation |
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