Crime Rates at Welshpool Place, Chesterfield, S40 1EB

Welshpool Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welshpool Place (S40 1EB) in the last 12 months was 262.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Brampton East & Boythorpe average (128.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welshpool Place (S40 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Vale (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.