Crime Rate in Walton, ward

Walton has the lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Chesterfield district and the 210th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 4th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walton in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Chesterfield district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.