Postcode district · Chesterfield
Crime in S41
How much crime is recorded in S41, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 53,512 (2024)
S41Postcode district · Chesterfield
How safe is S41
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in S41, 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
42.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
S41National
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Shoplifting12.28.4
Burglary9.99.1
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.