Crime Rates at Tapton Lock Hill, Chesterfield, S41 7GD

Tapton Lock Hill area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brockwell , and the 6th 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 Tapton Lock Hill (S41 7GD) in the last 12 months was 692.6 per 1,000 residents and was 735.0% higher than the Brockwell average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 197.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tapton Lock Hill (S41 7GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meltham Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.