Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sherwood Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hasland , and the 162nd 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 Sherwood Street (S40 2EE) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Hasland average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Street (S40 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jaw Bones Hill, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundonald Road —
Apr 2026Public order Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Roberts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevorrow Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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