Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.6 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canal Wharf area has the 37th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brampton East & Boythorpe , and the 106th 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 Canal Wharf (S41 7LY) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Wharf (S41 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazlehurst Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wharf Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Wharf area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sunny Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunny Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazlehurst Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlehurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hazlehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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