Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S45 9BB
How much crime is recorded in S45 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clay Cross
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,352 (2024)
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How safe is S45 9BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S45 9BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
S45 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.