Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S44 5TW
How much crime is recorded in S44 5TW, 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
- 1,341 (2024)
S44 5TWChesterfield
How safe is S44 5TW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S44 5TW 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5TWNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Burglary13.89.1
Other theft5.44.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.