Total Crime Rate

448.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 448.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 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 Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beeston Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 366 local areas in Broxtowe .

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 Avenue (NG9 1BS) in the last 12 months was 448.8 per 1,000 residents and was 275.1% higher than the Beeston Central average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 666.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 168.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Avenue (NG9 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Avenue. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Commercial Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clinton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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