Total Crime Rate
233.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
165.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Wood Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 43rd 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 Spring Wood Close (S41 8BS) in the last 12 months was 233.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% higher than the Dunston average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 165.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Wood Close (S41 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Baines Wood Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedbergh Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Willow Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ennerdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hollin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hollin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Loundes Wood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cordwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cordwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newby Road | Under investigation |
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