Total Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Lodge Farm Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Lodge Farm Close (S41 8SY) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Lodge Farm Close (S41 8SY), 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.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Racecourse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Occupation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Acres View Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
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