Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S40 2BH
How much crime is recorded in S40 2BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Chesterfield & Stonegravels
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
S40 2BHChesterfield
How safe is S40 2BH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S40 2BH area, above 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 2BHNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Burglary17.29.1
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Drugs4.22.4
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other theft3.74.5
Robbery3.11.4
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.