Crime Rates at Bacons Lane, Chesterfield, S40 2TL

Bacons Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 127th 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 Bacons Lane (S40 2TL) in the last 12 months was 103.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacons Lane (S40 2TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jaw Bones Hill, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street South (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.