Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S41 8DD
How much crime is recorded in S41 8DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,213 (2024)
How safe is S41 8DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S41 8DD area, 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
52.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
S41 8DDNational
Violence and sexual offences44.223.6
Burglary14.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
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.