Total Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Briar View area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 129th lowest 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 Briar View (S43 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Briar View (S43 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headland Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bradley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Troughbrook Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bradley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Close | Under investigation |
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