Total Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Occupation Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 357 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 Occupation Road (S41 8TH) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Occupation Road (S41 8TH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Occupation Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6050 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Occupation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kipling Road
Sep 2025Other theft St Chad'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountcastle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mountcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highgrove Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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