Crime Rate in Staveley South, ward

Staveley South has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Chesterfield district and the 3707th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 372nd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Staveley South in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Chesterfield district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Staveley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 217 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 261 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Staveley South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near North Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.