Total Crime Rate

479.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

294.8 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 479.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 294.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.5 10/10
  • Public order 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Harehill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 10th 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 Harehill Road (S40 2NG) in the last 12 months was 479.8 per 1,000 residents and was 273.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 294.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehill Road (S40 2NG), the main crime hotspot is near Birchwood Crescent. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harehill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Frinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chepstow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stubbing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wingerworth Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Harehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harperhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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