Total Crime Rate

312.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.9 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 312.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Melling Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 30th 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 Melling Close (S40 2ST) in the last 12 months was 312.3 per 1,000 residents and was 143.0% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 211.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melling Close (S40 2ST), the main crime hotspot is near Didcot Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melling Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustines Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlyon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Augustines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Augustines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlyon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnbull Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grangewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stubbing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chepstow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melling Close —
Apr 2026Public order Milton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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