Total Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Croft Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 67th 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 Upper Croft Close (S43 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Croft Close (S43 1PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foljambe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foljambe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birch Kiln Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birch Kiln Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Close | 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 | Everett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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