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Crime in S40 9

How much crime is recorded in S40 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chesterfield
Region
East Midlands
Population
3,893 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S40 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in S40 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences40.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.210.7
Public order13.14.6
Burglary9.19.1
Shoplifting8.38.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Drugs4.32.4
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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