Total Crime Rate

183.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.6 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southdown Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brampton West & Loundsley Green , and the 62nd 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 Southdown Avenue (S40 4QL) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 224.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Avenue (S40 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiltern Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southdown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambledon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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