Total Crime Rate
386.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walgrove 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.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Delves Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pickton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beehive Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beehive Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashdown Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Delves Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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