Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Highfield Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 150th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (S41 7EY) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Brampton East & Boythorpe average (128.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (S41 7EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Albert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cobden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyre Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eyre Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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