Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S40 4BX
How much crime is recorded in S40 4BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashgate & Brockwell
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,817 (2024)
S40 4BXChesterfield
How safe is S40 4BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S40 4BX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 4BXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.34.6
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% 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.