Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 3AF
How much crime is recorded in S18 3AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eckington West & Coal Aston
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,658 (2024)
S18 3AFDronfield
How safe is S18 3AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S18 3AF area, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3AFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.14.5
Burglary0.99.1
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.