Total Crime Rate

386.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 386.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 193.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Robbery 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Walgrove Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 17th 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 Walgrove Road (S40 2DS) in the last 12 months was 386.0 per 1,000 residents and was 200.4% 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walgrove Road (S40 2DS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Walgrove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delves Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beehive Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beehive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashdown Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delves Close
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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