Total Crime Rate

239.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.5 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 239.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Byron Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 40th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Road (S40 2TH) in the last 12 months was 239.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (S40 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street South. Police recorded 60 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 Byron Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustines Road
Apr 2026Public order St Augustines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Augustines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grangewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdholme Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdholme Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birdholme Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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