Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 2LF
How much crime is recorded in S18 2LF, 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
- 1,435 (2024)
S18 2LFDronfield
How safe is S18 2LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S18 2LF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
S18 2LFNational
Shoplifting24.68.4
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Drugs4.92.4
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.21.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% 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.