Crime Rate in Brockwell, ward

Brockwell has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Chesterfield district and the 2533rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 231st highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brockwell in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Chesterfield district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brockwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 236 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brockwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rhodes Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.