Crime Rates at Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EF

Derby Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 38th highest crime rate of 357 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 Derby Road (S40 2EF) in the last 12 months was 232.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Brampton East & Boythorpe average (129.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (S40 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Augustines Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.