Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dorset Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 148th highest crime rate of 355 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 Dorset Drive (S43 1DP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Drive (S43 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Cornwall Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 25 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devon Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bernard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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