Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birchen Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brampton West & Loundsley Green , and the 162nd 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 Birchen Close (S40 4JT) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Brampton West & Loundsley Green average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchen Close (S40 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Cheedale Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchen Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order White Edge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peak View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Edge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chasecliff Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masson Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Peak View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Edge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Eyre Chapel Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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