Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentham Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brockwell , and the 171st highest crime rate of 357 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 Bentham Road (S40 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the Brockwell average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentham Road (S40 4EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clubhill Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clubhill Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clubhill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westleigh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clubhill Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barbon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clubhill Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magpie Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Magpie Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Magpie Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brent Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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