Crime Rates at Knifesmithgate, Chesterfield, S40 1RF

Knifesmithgate area has the highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 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 Knifesmithgate (S40 1RF) in the last 12 months was 4126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3111.8% 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 399 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -21.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 578 (≈ 1700.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knifesmithgate (S40 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 419 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Street (226 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.