Total Crime Rate
151.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns 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 St Johns Road (S41 8TE) 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 St Johns Road (S41 8TE), 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 | Possession of weapons | B6050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Devonshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Racecourse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Occupation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 |
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