Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 2LN
How much crime is recorded in S18 2LN, 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 2LNDronfield
How safe is S18 2LN
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 2LN 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S18 2LNNational
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.