Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welfare Avenue area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welfare Avenue (S40 1EN) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welfare Avenue (S40 1EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 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.

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Crime Over Time in Welfare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Vale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Vale Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Glade —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beehive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beehive Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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