Crime Rates at Brook Close, Holymoorside, Chesterfield, S42 7HB

Brook Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Brampton & Walton , and the 116th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Close (S42 7HB) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Brampton & Walton average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Close (S42 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gallery Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.