Total Crime Rate
452.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cauldon Drive area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brampton West & Loundsley Green , and the 12th 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 Cauldon Drive (S40 4UD) in the last 12 months was 452.4 per 1,000 residents and was 775.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 267.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cauldon Drive (S40 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cauldon Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mercaston Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brampton West & Loundsley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercaston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakamoor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodsley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretton Close | Under investigation |
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