Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bar Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 466th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bar Lane (NG8 5DH) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Basford average (112.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bar Lane (NG8 5DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuthall Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Basford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penrith Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bar Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowness Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowness Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Thorndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Llanberis Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Llanberis Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Luton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nuthall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wensleydale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Commodore Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuthall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuthall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nuthall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nuthall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Bar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Staindale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newcastle Farm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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