Postcode district · Chesterfield
Crime in S49
How much crime is recorded in S49, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Chesterfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 1,651 (2024)
S49Postcode district · Chesterfield
How safe is S49
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in S49, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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).
S49National
Violence and sexual offences40.323.6
Anti-social behaviour22.510.7
Shoplifting20.18.4
Burglary12.99.1
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.