Total Crime Rate

481.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

266.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 481.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 266.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.6 10/10
  • Public order 92.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Drugs 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Albion Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 9th 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 Albion Road (S40 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 481.6 per 1,000 residents and was 274.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 266.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Road (S40 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near New Square. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Spring Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Square —
Apr 2026Other theft New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marsden Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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