Total Crime Rate

298.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 298.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.3 8/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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

Sheffield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 31st highest crime rate of 355 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 Sheffield Road (S41 7LR) in the last 12 months was 298.0 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S41 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Albert Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newland Dale Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Newland Dale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Homeport Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homeport Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunny Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sunny Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lister Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hazlehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlehurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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