Total Crime Rate
387.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
162.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windermere Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 16th 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 Windermere Road (S41 8EB) in the last 12 months was 387.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.3% higher than the Dunston average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windermere Road (S41 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buttermere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brome Head Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brome Head Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brome Head Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brome Head Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windermere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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