Crime Rates at Boythorpe Avenue, Chesterfield, S40 2QE

Boythorpe Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 74th 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 Boythorpe Avenue (S40 2QE) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boythorpe Avenue (S40 2QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rufford Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.