Little Chester
Middle areaNorth Derby. 8,527 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Little Chester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Little Chester
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Chester at a rate of 225.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 672 |
| Other crime | 413 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 194 |
| Drug offences | 167 |
| Shoplifting | 164 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 158 |
| Vehicle crime | 69 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Little Chester compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Little Chester safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Chester at a rate of 225.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 167 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Little Chester.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (672), other crime (413) and anti-social behaviour (194).
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 Derby
These figures are published for the whole of Derby, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Derby and not Little Chester alone. See Derby
Little Chester in brief
The median price paid for a home in Little Chester was £159,000 in 2025.
Little Chester had 8,244 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Little Chester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Little Chester, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.