Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devonshire Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 693rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Street (BD23 2ET) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Skipton East & South average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Street (BD23 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Court Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Toller Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | East Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendals Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmoreland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside | β |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.