Crime Rate in Rother, ward

Rother has the highest crime rate of 16 wards in Chesterfield district and the 123rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 8th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rother in the last 12 months was 288.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.9% higher than the Chesterfield district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rother’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 928 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,277 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rother ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Byron Street, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Birchwood Crescent (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.