Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hucklow Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 105th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hucklow Avenue (S40 2LT) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hucklow Avenue (S40 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Rufford Close. Police recorded 50 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 Hucklow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melling Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chepstow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rufford Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boythorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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