Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Keswick Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 112th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keswick Drive (S41 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keswick Drive (S41 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keswick Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollin Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keswick Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cordwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Garth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Garth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willow Garth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ennerdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loundes Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wythburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cordwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedbergh Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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