Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 165.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Skiddaw Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brampton West & Loundsley Green , and the 69th 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 Skiddaw Close (S40 4RP) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 194.3% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skiddaw Close (S40 4RP), 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 Skiddaw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Edge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chasecliff Close —
Apr 2026Public order White Edge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Edge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masson Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Eyre Chapel Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheedale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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