Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S43 2LY
How much crime is recorded in S43 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Whittington, Hollingwood & Barrow Hill
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
S43 2LYChesterfield
How safe is S43 2LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S43 2LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.