Total Crime Rate

206.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 206.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 140th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

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 Road (FY2 0TW) in the last 12 months was 206.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (FY2 0TW), the main crime hotspot is near Milford Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 21 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandicroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leavesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Courtfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rice Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rice Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5124 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5124 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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