Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bar Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 451st lowest crime rate of 934 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 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Basford average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bar Lane (NG8 5DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denehurst Avenue, where police recorded 56 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowness Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staindale Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockhill Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nuthall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nuthall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockhill Circus Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Farm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overdale Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Luton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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