Crime Rates at Skiddaw Close, Chesterfield, S40 4RP

Skiddaw Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brampton West & Loundsley Green , and the 77th highest crime rate of 357 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 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 192.8% higher than the Brampton West & Loundsley Green average (51.7 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 423.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skiddaw Close (S40 4RP), the main crime hotspot is near Chasecliff Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.