Total Crime Rate
220.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glen Vale area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dronfield South , and the 14th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glen Vale (S18 8UF) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 745.9% higher than the Dronfield South average (26.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 280.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glen Vale (S18 8UF), the main crime hotspot is near Glen Vale. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dronfield South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lynwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marston Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glen Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glen Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glen Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Glen Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gardom Close | Under investigation |
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