Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 154.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 75th 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 Prospect Road (S41 9DU) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.5% higher than the Brimington North average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (S41 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near William Street North. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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