Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S44 5UT
How much crime is recorded in S44 5UT, 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
- 1,714 (2024)
S44 5UTChesterfield
How safe is S44 5UT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S44 5UT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 5UTNational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.