Postcode sector · Dronfield
Crime in S18 9
How much crime is recorded in S18 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 1,374 (2024)
S18 9Postcode sector · Dronfield
How safe is S18 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in S18 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary12.29.1
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.