Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Bolsover and Chesterfield compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Bolsover
E07000033 · Derbyshire Constabulary
Chesterfield
E07000034 · Derbyshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
84,397
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
22,022 more in Chesterfield
106,419
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£32,897
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,023 more in Chesterfield
£35,920
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£188,025
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£11,414 more in Chesterfield
£199,439
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£710
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£44 more in Chesterfield
£754
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Chesterfield
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+83
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
85 more in Chesterfield
+168
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,559
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£220 more in Bolsover
£2,339
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
25.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.3 more in Bolsover
25.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
24.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.6 percentage points higher in Chesterfield
25.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
84.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
34.5 more in Chesterfield
119.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in Bolsover
5.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
25.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.7 percentage points higher in Bolsover
25.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.78%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.27 percentage points higher in Bolsover
6.51%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,936
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
278 more in Bolsover
10,658
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,979
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
149 more in Bolsover
2,830
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 84,397 in Bolsover and 106,419 in Chesterfield (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £32,897 in Bolsover and £35,920 in Chesterfield (2025); and average house price was £188,025 in Bolsover and £199,439 in Chesterfield (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 84,397 in Bolsover and 106,419 in Chesterfield (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £32,897 in Bolsover and £35,920 in Chesterfield (2025); and average house price was £188,025 in Bolsover and £199,439 in Chesterfield (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Bolsover per 1,000 | offences | Chesterfield per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 84.5 | 7,134 | 119.0 | 12,664 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 18 | 0.4 | 44 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.7 | 228 | 3.5 | 376 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.6 | 638 | 8.0 | 852 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.1 | 176 | 3.0 | 324 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.8 | 148 | 2.0 | 211 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.5 | 460 | 5.9 | 625 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 68 | 1.2 | 130 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.9 | 666 | 10.5 | 1,121 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 48 | 1.1 | 119 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.4 | 289 | 9.4 | 998 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 36 | 0.9 | 97 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.1 | 342 | 4.2 | 448 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.3 | 2,983 | 49.3 | 5,243 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (84,397 and 106,419 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.