Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Smithfield Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hasland , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Smithfield Avenue (S41 0PR) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Hasland average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smithfield Avenue (S41 0PR), the main crime hotspot is near B6039. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6039 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6039 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6039 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B6039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B6039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B6039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B6039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eyre Street East | Under investigation |
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