Total Crime Rate
359.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Summerfield Road 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 Summerfield Road (S40 2LJ) 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 Summerfield Road (S40 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnbull Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maynard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maynard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boythorpe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boythorpe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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