Crime Rates at Bertrand Avenue, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9JX

Bertrand Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 15th 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 Bertrand Avenue (S45 9JX) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% higher than the Clay Cross North average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bertrand Avenue (S45 9JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bestwood Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.