Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S43 2EP
How much crime is recorded in S43 2EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Whittington
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
S43 2EPChesterfield
How safe is S43 2EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S43 2EP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2EPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Burglary0.59.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.