Postcode · Dronfield
Crime in S18 8RU
How much crime is recorded in S18 8RU, 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
- 1,314 (2024)
S18 8RUDronfield
How safe is S18 8RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S18 8RU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 8RUNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary2.79.1
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.