Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 8AB
How much crime is recorded in S18 8AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
S18 8ABDronfield
How safe is S18 8AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S18 8AB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 8ABNational
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Burglary4.59.1
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other theft0.84.5
Public order0.74.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.