Crime Rates at Hetton Drive, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9TG

Hetton Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 128th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hetton Drive (S45 9TG) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hetton Drive (S45 9TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Egstow Place, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furnace Hill Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.