Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 4BB
How much crime is recorded in S18 4BB, 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
- 1,812 (2024)
S18 4BBDronfield
How safe is S18 4BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S18 4BB 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4BBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Public order9.24.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.