Crap Towns / Clay Cross / Crime

How much crime is there in Clay Cross?

The police recorded 106 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Clay Cross from September 2023 to August 2026, 39% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 57.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 108, the same as in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	108	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	102	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	108	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	57.0	34.1
Public order	10.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	9.0	7.0
Other theft	7.9	5.4
Shoplifting	7.6	7.1
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Other crime	2.8	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.6	3.8
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Alfreton	8.1 km	118
Chesterfield	8.4 km	114
Clay Cross	–	106
Bolsover	10.6 km	88.7
North Wingfield and Holmewood	3.9 km	88.3
Huthwaite	8.5 km	83.1
Somercotes and Swanwick	10.3 km	78.2
Matlock	9.5 km	68.7
South Normanton and Pinxton	9.3 km	67.3
Brimington	9.9 km	65.9
Wingerworth	4.1 km	27.5
The typical town	–	76.2