Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stormont Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ringwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wensley Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lumsdale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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