Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S44 5BB
How much crime is recorded in S44 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arkwright Town & Temple Normanton
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,164 (2024)
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How safe is S44 5BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 104.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S44 5BB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
104.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
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).
S44 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences100.823.6
Public order25.34.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Other theft5.64.5
Other crime2.11.5
Burglary1.99.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 292% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.