Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 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 151.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Dunston Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 77th 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 Dunston Road (S41 8NL) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunston Road (S41 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Racecourse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6050 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B6050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6050 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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