Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S41 8FF
How much crime is recorded in S41 8FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
How safe is S41 8FF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S41 8FF 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
48.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 8FFNational
Violence and sexual offences40.623.6
Public order7.24.6
Other theft4.54.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Burglary3.99.1
Other crime3.91.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.