Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S41 8ST
How much crime is recorded in S41 8ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
S41 8STChesterfield
How safe is S41 8ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S41 8ST 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
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 8STNational
Violence and sexual offences39.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Public order9.54.6
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.