Total Crime Rate
470.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arundel Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 9th highest crime rate of 357 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 8NU) in the last 12 months was 470.9 per 1,000 residents and was 352.2% higher than the Dunston average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Close (S41 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mountcastle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6050 | Under investigation |
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