Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 2GU
How much crime is recorded in S18 2GU, 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
- 1,392 (2024)
S18 2GUDronfield
How safe is S18 2GU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S18 2GU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 2GUNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Burglary4.39.1
Shoplifting3.98.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.