Total Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashgate Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 357 local areas in Chesterfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashgate Road (S40 4DB) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Brampton East & Boythorpe average (129.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashgate Road (S40 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inkerman Cottages, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard View Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brampton East & Boythorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inkerman Cottages | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inkerman Cottages | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inkerman Cottages | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inkerman Cottages | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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