Crime Rate in Dronfield South, ward

Dronfield South has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in North East Derbyshire district and the 516th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 38th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dronfield South in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the North East Derbyshire district average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dronfield South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dronfield South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 71 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.