Brookside & Walton
Middle areaSouth west Chesterfield. 8,181 people in 3.3 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Brookside & Walton, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Brookside & Walton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brookside & Walton at a rate of 36.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.2 per 1,000 people across Chesterfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 107 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Brookside & Walton compares
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Is Brookside & Walton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brookside & Walton at a rate of 36.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.2 per 1,000 people across Chesterfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brookside & Walton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (107), other crime (52) and anti-social behaviour (47).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Chesterfield
These figures are published for the whole of Chesterfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chesterfield and not Brookside & Walton alone. See Chesterfield
Brookside & Walton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Brookside & Walton was £299,000 in 2025.
Brookside & Walton had 8,107 usual residents at the census.
In Brookside & Walton, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Brookside & Walton, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.