Total Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 116th 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 Oxford Close (S43 1EH) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Brimington North average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Close (S43 1EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brimington North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wessex Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hereford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
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