Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S40 2SX
How much crime is recorded in S40 2SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boythorpe & Birdholme
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
S40 2SXChesterfield
How safe is S40 2SX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S40 2SX area, more than double 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
73.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 2SXNational
Violence and sexual offences63.823.6
Burglary13.19.1
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs3.52.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.82.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.