Total Crime Rate

361.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 361.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Askew Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 23rd 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 Askew Way (S40 2FG) in the last 12 months was 361.7 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Askew Way (S40 2FG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 40 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maudesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lord Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Augustines Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustines Mount —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jaw Bones Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jaw Bones Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horse Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horse Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Baden Powell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jaw Bones Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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