Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S40 1HT
How much crime is recorded in S40 1HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashgate & Brockwell
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
S40 1HTChesterfield
How safe is S40 1HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S40 1HT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S40 1HTNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.