Total Crime Rate

471.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.2 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 471.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.1 8/10
  • Public order 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hipper Street West area has the 7th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 11th 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 Hipper Street West (S40 2AY) in the last 12 months was 471.5 per 1,000 residents and was 267.0% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 219.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hipper Street West (S40 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Tap Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hipper Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Vale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hipper Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Vale Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tap Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A619 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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