Total Crime Rate

217.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 217.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Public order 45.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Howard Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 357 local areas in Chesterfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Drive (S41 9JU) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 171.4% higher than the Brimington North average (80.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Drive (S41 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Old Bakery Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittington Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whittington Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Whittington Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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