Total Crime Rate

198.1 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 198.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 24th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 145th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (FY3 8AX) in the last 12 months was 198.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (FY3 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Manchester Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 39 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ramsey Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Laycock Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Laycock Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Laycock Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Laycock Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Laycock Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wildman Street —
Sep 2025Public order Laycock Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wildman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wildman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Wildman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wildman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coopers Way —
Sep 2025Public order Laycock Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laycock Gate —
Sep 2025Public order Fenton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kytson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kytson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laycock Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Empire Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Empire Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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