Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Downlands area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 357 local areas in Chesterfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downlands (S43 1BD) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Brimington North average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downlands (S43 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wikeley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Central Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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