Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 106.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Walton Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walton Drive (S40 2PR) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Drive (S40 2PR), 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 Walton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hunloke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rufford Close Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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