Total Crime Rate

692.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 692.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 247.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.5 9/10
  • Other theft 49.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 7GE) 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 7GE), the main crime hotspot is near Meltham Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tapton Lock Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tapton Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meltham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaddale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stuart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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