Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S41 8SU
How much crime is recorded in S41 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
S41 8SUChesterfield
How safe is S41 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S41 8SU 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
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 8SUNational
Violence and sexual offences42.123.6
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order7.24.6
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
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.