Crime Rate in Whittington, ward

Whittington has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Chesterfield district and the 2374th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 218th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whittington in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Chesterfield district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whittington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 329 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 396 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whittington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Danby Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.