Total Crime Rate
97.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Staveley Central , and the 137th highest 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 Church Close (S43 3LU) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Close (S43 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Burbage Road. Police recorded 33 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stormont Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burbage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sutton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ringwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wensley Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holbrook Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lumsdale Road | Under investigation |
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