Old Whittington
Middle areaNorth west Chesterfield. 7,131 people in 7.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Old Whittington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Whittington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Whittington at a rate of 94.0 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 | 320 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 113 |
| Other crime | 96 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Whittington compares
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Is Old Whittington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Whittington at a rate of 94.0 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, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Whittington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (320), anti-social behaviour (113) and other crime (96).
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 Old Whittington alone. See Chesterfield
Old Whittington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Whittington was £167,500 in 2025.
Old Whittington had 6,915 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Old Whittington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Whittington, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.