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Overview of Chesterfield crime rate

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Chesterfield experiences a high level of crime, ranking 5th out of 25 comparable areas in crime frequency. In 2023, the town reported 13,830 criminal incidents, against a population of 103,569. This translates into a crime rate of 133.53 per 1,000 residents, marking an 8.77% increase over the previous year.

The most common criminal activities are Violence and sexual offences (39.5%), Anti-social behaviour (17.6%), and Public order (9.7%), with the least frequent being Theft from the person (0.7%), Robbery (0.6%), and Bicycle theft (0.3%).

Chesterfield is divided into 19 wards, with St Leonard’s (Chesterfield) (380.3), Moor (235.7), and Middlecroft and Poolsbrook (191.3) showing the highest crime rates. The safest wards are West (Chesterfield) (44.4), Linacre (Chesterfield) (43.2), and Walton (Chesterfield) (40.3).

Reviewing the postcode districts within Chesterfield, S40 (153.8), S41 (137.9), and S21 (137.1) have the highest crime rates, while S45 (118.4), S43 (100.9), and S42 (70.2) are the safest.

In Chesterfield, there has been a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour, Public order, Shoplifting, and Violence and sexual offences over recent years. Specifically, Violence and sexual offences saw significant hikes in 2021 and 2023. Conversely, Anti-social behaviour experienced a decrease in the same period, alongside drops in Burglary and Other theft.

Chesterfield crime incidents by crime type

A total of 13830 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 5468 (39.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2440 (17.6)%
Public order – 1343 (9.7)%
Shoplifting – 1045 (7.6)%
Criminal damage and arson – 911 (6.6)%
Other theft – 904 (6.5)%
Burglary – 487 (3.5)%
Vehicle crime – 431 (3.1)%
Drugs – 247 (1.8)%
Other crime – 222 (1.6)%
Possession of weapons – 122 (0.9)%
Theft from the person – 94 (0.7)%
Robbery – 81 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 35 (0.3)%

How does Chesterfield compare against nearby areas ?

Chesterfield ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Chesterfield wards

There are 19 wards within Chesterfield. St Leonard’s (Chesterfield), Moor, Middlecroft and Poolsbrook has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 19 wards from high crime rate to low.