Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S42 5UP
How much crime is recorded in S42 5UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grassmoor & Holmewood
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,240 (2024)
S42 5UPChesterfield
How safe is S42 5UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S42 5UP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 5UPNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Burglary17.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.