Total Crime Rate

359.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 359.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.0 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.5 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Askew Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 23rd 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 Askew Way (S40 2FG) in the last 12 months was 359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 180.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 53 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). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Askew Way (S40 2FG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Askew Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Robbery St Augustines Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maudesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustines Mount —
Apr 2026Public order Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Augustines Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maudesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Askew Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundonald Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Roberts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horse Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maudesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevorrow Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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