Crime Rates at Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EF

Derby Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 26th 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 Derby Road (S40 2EF) in the last 12 months was 337.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (S40 2EF), 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.