Total Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 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 110.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Devonshire Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bakewell , and the 27th highest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Square (DE4 2NZ) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Bakewell average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Square (DE4 2NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Hill, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Devonshire Square area

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Data Sources

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