Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S44 5SB
How much crime is recorded in S44 5SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grassmoor & Holmewood
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,582 (2024)
S44 5SBChesterfield
How safe is S44 5SB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S44 5SB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 5SBNational
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Burglary11.59.1
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Public order8.84.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Other theft8.04.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.