Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devonshire Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Retford South , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .
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 Road (DN22 7NU) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the East Retford South average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Road (DN22 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabethan Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordsall Park Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Retford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabethan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pelham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordsall Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elizabethan Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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