Crime Rates at Kingswood Close, Chesterfield, S41 8DE

Kingswood Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 78th 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 Kingswood Close (S41 8DE) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Close (S41 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near Monkwood Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.