Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Langerfield Avenue area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 177th highest 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 Langerfield Avenue (S40 2JF) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langerfield Avenue (S40 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street South. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langerfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grangewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdholme Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdholme Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birdholme Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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