Postcode · Chesterfield
Crime in S45 9GN
How much crime is recorded in S45 9GN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clay Cross
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,000 (2024)
S45 9GNChesterfield
How safe is S45 9GN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S45 9GN 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
37.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 9GNNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Shoplifting10.58.4
Burglary9.09.1
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.