Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Staveley Central , and the 166th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Drive (S43 3DF) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Staveley Central average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Drive (S43 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Dovedale Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blue Bell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobson Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobson Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monsal Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curbar Curve Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeley Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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