Boythorpe & Birdholme
Middle areaSouth west Chesterfield. 6,417 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Boythorpe & Birdholme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Boythorpe & Birdholme
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boythorpe & Birdholme at a rate of 154.9 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 | 514 |
| Other crime | 172 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Drug offences | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
| Robbery | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Boythorpe & Birdholme compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Boythorpe & Birdholme safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boythorpe & Birdholme at a rate of 154.9 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, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boythorpe & Birdholme.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (514), other crime (172) and anti-social behaviour (104).
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 Boythorpe & Birdholme alone. See Chesterfield
Boythorpe & Birdholme in brief
The median price paid for a home in Boythorpe & Birdholme was £175,000 in 2025.
Boythorpe & Birdholme had 6,298 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Boythorpe & Birdholme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Boythorpe & Birdholme, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.