Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devon Park View area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 89th 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 Devon Park View (S43 1EN) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devon Park View (S43 1EN), 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.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birch Kiln Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birch Kiln Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Birch Kiln Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birch Kiln Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bernard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Drive | — |
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