Crime in Chesterfield
Recorded crime in Chesterfield is 1.6 times the Chesterfield council average and 1.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 18%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Chesterfield: about 19,879 residents in 25 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 1/10High crime
- Living
- 7.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- +18%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.6×the Chesterfield council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Chesterfield.
Crime over 5 years
Up 18% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Chesterfield, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.6× the Chesterfield council average (1.8× the England and Wales average). 152 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 67% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Drugs: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 67% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 57 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Chesterfield (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Chesterfield council area, not only the town of Chesterfield. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 128 | 1.2 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 211 | 2.0 | Up 54% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 413 | 3.9 | Up 16% |
| Burglary of homes | 198 | 1.9 | Up 5% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in S40
In S40, the postcode district at the centre of Chesterfield, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,766 | 8% | 5% | 62% | 18% | 8% |
| Public order | 465 | 15% | 4% | 44% | 33% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 450 | 26% | 2% | 12% | 58% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 351 | 7% | 2% | 30% | 58% | 3% |
| Other theft | 257 | 2% | 3% | 28% | 64% | 4% |
| Drugs | 148 | 23% | 17% | 30% | 16% | 14% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 128 | 5% | 1% | 11% | 80% | 3% |
| Burglary | 90 | 7% | 0% | 23% | 68% | 2% |
| Other crime | 68 | 9% | 3% | 62% | 12% | 15% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.3 |
| Burglary | 5.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 60.5 |
| Drugs | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.7 |
| Other crime | 2.4 |
| Other theft | 11.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 13.0 |
| Public order | 17.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 |
| Shoplifting | 21.8 |
Postcode districts in Chesterfield
Nearby towns
Council: Chesterfield
Questions about crime in Chesterfield
- Is Chesterfield a safe place to live?
- Chesterfield scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.6 times the Chesterfield council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Chesterfield?
- Up 18% over 5 years, from 3,157 recorded crimes a year to 3,715.
- What is the most common crime in Chesterfield?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 61 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Chesterfield compare with Chesterfield council?
- Crime severity in Chesterfield is 1.6 times the Chesterfield council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Chesterfield?
- In S40, the postcode district at the centre of Chesterfield, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 35% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Chesterfield?
- Of 90 burglaries reported in S40, the postcode district at the centre of Chesterfield between September 2024 and August 2025, 7% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 68% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Chesterfield?
- In the Chesterfield council area, the police recorded 128 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.2 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Chesterfield?
- 413 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Chesterfield council area, 3.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Chesterfield last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Chesterfield council area, against 1 the year before.