Chesterfield Town Centre — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Derbyshire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

All Derbyshire Constabulary neighbourhoods

This Safer Neighbourhood area includes Chesterfield Town Centre. It is covered by the Chesterfield South Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team and belongs to the Chesterfield Local Policing Unit. Chesterfield is the largest town in the administrative county of Derbyshire. The town centre neighbourhood area consists of the retail centre of the town, boasting a wide variety of shops and retail outlets and a large open air market dating back to at least 1165. The town's skyline is dominated by the famous crooked spire of the church of St Mary and all saints. As this is the commercial centre of the town, there are very few residential properties in the area. Queens Park is located on the southern edge of the area, the park opened in 1893. It was recently refurbished, with help from a lottery fund grant.

Contact the team

email: chesterfieldsouthsnt@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk
telephone: 101

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Derbyshire Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

137 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (122): ▲ 15 (12%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences48 · 35%
Anti-social behaviour28 · 20%
Shoplifting24 · 18%
Public order13 · 9%
Other theft6 · 4%
Drugs5 · 4%
Criminal damage and arson3 · 2%
Vehicle crime3 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

103 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Investigation complete; no suspect identified35 · 34%
Unable to prosecute suspect35 · 34%
Awaiting court outcome26 · 25%
Offender given a caution3 · 3%
Further investigation is not in the public interest2 · 2%
Local resolution1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

1.Retail Crime 2.Street Drinking 3. Unauthorised vehicle access into the Town centre

1.Retail crime remains a key challenge. Officers will conduct plain clothes operations, support ShopWatch, target repeat offenders, and build Criminal Behaviour Orders. Shop security reviews will help identify further prevention opportunities. 2.Officers will work with outreach teams, enforce PSPO conditions, and increase patrols at key times. Intelligence will be gathered from local businesses to support ongoing problem solving. 3.The safer neighbourhood team will work alongside partners in the council and licensing to ensure the pedestrianised area of the Town Centre is not accessible by unauthorised vehicles which present a real danger to pedestrians.

Set: 2026-07-01

Public events & surgeries

Community engagement

2026-07-18 · Shopping Centre, Middle pavement, Chesterfield

Community engagement

Priority setting event

2026-07-18 · Towner @ New Square Chesterfield Town Centre