Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 138th 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 St Johns Road (S41 8TG) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (S41 8TG), 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 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Occupation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation 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 | Violence and sexual offences | B6050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6050 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B6050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racecourse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Racecourse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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