Crime Rates at Woodthorpe Avenue, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9QU

Woodthorpe Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 21st 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 Woodthorpe Avenue (S45 9QU) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodthorpe Avenue (S45 9QU), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Place. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.