Total Crime Rate
412.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
216.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 15th 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 Arundel Close (S41 8NT) in the last 12 months was 412.7 per 1,000 residents and was 267.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 216.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Close (S41 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundel Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Racecourse Mount (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Devonshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Racecourse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B6050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6050 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Occupation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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