Total Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pickton Close area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pickton Close (S40 2DE) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pickton Close (S40 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Delves Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashdown Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beehive Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beehive Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pickton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Delves Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street West | Under investigation |
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