Crime Rates at High Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9DW

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 363 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 High Street (S45 9DW) in the last 12 months was 406.4 per 1,000 residents and was 208.0% higher than the Clay Cross North average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 157.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S45 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.