Crime in Chesterfield district: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (5,366), anti-social behaviour (2,065) and public order (1,145) made up 66% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 47th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.

Recorded crime in Chesterfield district peaked in the year to August 2021 (13,738 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2018 (10,951). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 18%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, Chesterfield district recorded notably more public order (62% above the national rate), violence and sexual offences (48% above the national rate) and possession of weapons (27% above the national rate), and notably less bicycle theft (51% below) and theft from the person (44% below). On the year before, robbery rose from 61 to 131 and bicycle theft rose from 27 to 43.

What each category covers: crime categories.

10,682 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Chesterfield district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 100.7 per 1,000 residents, higher than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Chesterfield district had the 48th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

No change on the year or longer series is given for Chesterfield district: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because too many of the force's crimes in the year ending March 2025 were not assigned to a district.

Offences recorded in Chesterfield district, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 1,737 offences (16% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for stalking and harassment (1.6 times the national rate), public order offences (1.6 times the national rate) and violence with injury (1.5 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for bicycle theft (0.39 times), theft from the person (0.47 times) and robbery of personal property (0.61 times).

Districts in the Derbyshire Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 9 districts in the Derbyshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Chesterfield district had the 2nd highest rate.

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

Chesterfield district has a higher crime rate than all 8 of its nearest districts.

Of the 21 areas within Chesterfield district, Spire had the highest crime rate (395.8 per 1,000) and Walton the lowest (32.9), 12 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 26% of the crime recorded in Chesterfield district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (737).

Of the 10,835 crimes in Chesterfield district with a recorded outcome, 29% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 5.5% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 2,065 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

Chesterfield district has an estimated population of 106,045 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer students (4.6%, against 7.9%), more social housing (21%, against 17%) and fewer residents with Level 4 qualifications or above (27%, against 34%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Chesterfield district average decile 4.6 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.