Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Branton Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branton Close (S40 2NL) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branton Close (S40 2NL), 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 Branton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boythorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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