Total Crime Rate
227.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meynell Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 46th 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 Meynell Close (S40 3BL) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meynell Close (S40 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near New Hall Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenthorne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Lane West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Baycliff Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jebb Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas' Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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