Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S42 5LT
How much crime is recorded in S42 5LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Wingfield & Pilsley
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
S42 5LTChesterfield
How safe is S42 5LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S42 5LT 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
44.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 5LTNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Vehicle crime10.73.5
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs2.92.4
Burglary1.39.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.