Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lowgates area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Staveley Central , and the 102nd 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 Lowgates (S43 3TR) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowgates (S43 3TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devonshire Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pullman Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowgates area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6053 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wateringbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wateringbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Netherthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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