Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S43 2EA
How much crime is recorded in S43 2EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Whittington
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,253 (2024)
S43 2EAChesterfield
How safe is S43 2EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S43 2EA area, broadly in line with 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
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
S43 2EANational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other theft0.34.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.