Total Crime Rate
95.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devon Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 108th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
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 Devon Avenue (FY7 7EA) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Mount average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devon Avenue (FY7 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazeldene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crookall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forshaw Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rutland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazeldene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heathfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfleet Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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