Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S40 3RD
How much crime is recorded in S40 3RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookside & Walton
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
How safe is S40 3RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S40 3RD 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
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 3RDNational
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other theft0.94.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.