Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dronfield Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Coal Aston , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dronfield Road (S21 4BR) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% higher than the Coal Aston average (24.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dronfield Road (S21 4BR), the main crime hotspot is near West End View. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dronfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ravencar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East View Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Hawksway Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Hawksway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ravencar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road —

Data Sources

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