Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dorset Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 357 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 Dorset Drive (S43 1DN) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Drive (S43 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Cornwall Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wessex Close —
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Data Sources

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