Crime Rates at Handley Road, New Whittington, Chesterfield, S43 2ET

Handley Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brimington North , and the 147th 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 Handley Road (S43 2ET) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handley Road (S43 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Handley Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.