Total Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.3 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 208.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Johns Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 55th 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 St Johns Road (S41 8PD) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 269.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (S41 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cranborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Levens Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buttermere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gorman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blandford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blandford Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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