Crime Rates at Devonshire Drive, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, BB5 5RJ

Devonshire Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Altham , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Drive (BB5 5RJ) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Altham average (91.8 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Drive (BB5 5RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Drive, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.