Crime Rates at Heath Common, Heath, Chesterfield, S44 5SR

Heath Common area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 6th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Common (S44 5SR) in the last 12 months was 293.3 per 1,000 residents and was 183.2% higher than the Grassmoor average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 201.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Common (S44 5SR), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwick Court. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.