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

Pond Street 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 Pond Street (S40 2LE) 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 Pond Street (S40 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 302 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Square (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maudesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maudesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maudesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maudesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maynard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maynard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Markham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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