Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 100th 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 High Street (S41 9LB) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S41 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Ashcroft Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashcroft Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roecar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilltop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Bank Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Bank Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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