Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S42 5DA
How much crime is recorded in S42 5DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arkwright Town & Temple Normanton
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
S42 5DAChesterfield
How safe is S42 5DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S42 5DA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
S42 5DANational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary6.09.1
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.