Postcode district · Chesterfield
Crime in S44
How much crime is recorded in S44, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bolsover
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 34,010 (2024)
S44Postcode district · Chesterfield
How safe is S44
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in S44, 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
S44National
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.