Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Devonshire Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

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 (FY2 0TL) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Claremont average (432.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (FY2 0TL), the main crime hotspot is near Milford Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Teesdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dudley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Courtfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geldof Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Courtfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Courtfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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