Crime Rates at Hedley Drive, Brimington, Chesterfield, S43 1BF

Hedley Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 107th 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 Hedley Drive (S43 1BF) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedley Drive (S43 1BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.