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Postcode sector · Chesterfield

Crime in S40 2

How much crime is recorded in S40 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chesterfield
Region
East Midlands
Population
21,425 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S40 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in S40 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
57.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

S40 2National
Violence and sexual offences48.423.6
Shoplifting20.78.4
Anti-social behaviour19.610.7
Public order13.44.6
Burglary11.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft6.14.5
Drugs4.32.4
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% 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.

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