Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S40 3BU
How much crime is recorded in S40 3BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookside & Walton
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,273 (2024)
S40 3BUChesterfield
How safe is S40 3BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S40 3BU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3BUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Burglary1.09.1
Other theft0.84.5
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.