Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S45 9DW
How much crime is recorded in S45 9DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clay Cross
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,140 (2024)
S45 9DWChesterfield
How safe is S45 9DW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S45 9DW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 9DWNational
Violence and sexual offences52.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Public order12.54.6
Shoplifting10.88.4
Other theft10.44.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime3.71.5
Drugs2.62.4
Burglary1.89.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.