Total Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foolow Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 104th highest crime rate of 357 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 Foolow Avenue (S40 2LX) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Brampton East & Boythorpe average (129.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foolow Avenue (S40 2LX), the main crime hotspot is near Rufford Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foolow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wardlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wardlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grindlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rufford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rufford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rufford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rufford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wardlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boythorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sitwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Branton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foolow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boythorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boythorpe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boythorpe Crescent —
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Data Sources

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