Postcode district · Chesterfield
Crime in S40
How much crime is recorded in S40, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 44,913 (2024)
S40Postcode district · Chesterfield
How safe is S40
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in S40, 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
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
S40National
Violence and sexual offences36.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Shoplifting12.88.4
Public order9.34.6
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.