Belper Town vs Chesterfield Town Centre

Belper Town has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 890 crimes in the last 12 months. Chesterfield Town Centre has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 2,217 crimes. Belper Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Belper Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Chesterfield Town Centre shows +21.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Belper Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (373 incidents). In Chesterfield Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (736 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Belper Town recorded 121 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chesterfield Town Centre recorded 435. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Belper Town totalled 373 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 736 in Chesterfield Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Belper Town recorded 843 crimes (now 890, a change of +5.6%). Chesterfield Town Centre recorded 1,831 crimes previously (now 2,217, +21.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Belper Town has a resolution rate of 18.1% and Chesterfield Town Centre has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Belper Town falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Chesterfield Town Centre is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Belper Town and Chesterfield Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.