Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 1RY
How much crime is recorded in S18 1RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dronfield Town & Unstone
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
S18 1RYDronfield
How safe is S18 1RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S18 1RY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S18 1RYNational
Shoplifting33.98.4
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.