Total Crime Rate

412.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 412.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 15th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

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 Close (S41 8UG) in the last 12 months was 412.7 per 1,000 residents and was 267.8% higher than the Dunston average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 216.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Close (S41 8UG), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Racecourse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B6050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6050 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road —
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Data Sources

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