Buxton Rural West vs Dronfield

Buxton Rural West has a safety score of 43/100 (Below Average) and recorded 408 crimes in the last 12 months. Dronfield has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 928 crimes. Buxton Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Buxton Rural West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +267.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Dronfield shows +10.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Buxton Rural West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (161 incidents). In Dronfield, it is Violent Crime (313 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Buxton Rural West recorded 73 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Dronfield recorded 120. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Buxton Rural West totalled 161 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 313 in Dronfield. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Buxton Rural West recorded 111 crimes (now 408, a change of +267.6%). Dronfield recorded 841 crimes previously (now 928, +10.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Buxton Rural West has a resolution rate of 18.7% and Dronfield has 19.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Buxton Rural West falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Dronfield is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Buxton Rural West and Dronfield. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.