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Crime in S40 3

How much crime is recorded in S40 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chesterfield
Region
East Midlands
Population
17,440 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S40 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in S40 3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary5.49.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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