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Dronfield South · North East Derbyshire

Dronfield South: your neighbourhood

Dronfield South electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 19% across North East Derbyshire (12.4 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 35% here, compared with 27.6% across North East Derbyshire (7.4 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 12.8% here, compared with 20% across North East Derbyshire (7.2 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.5%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,589 out of 5,988.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

229 out of 5,989.

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People counted in the census

5,985

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,985 out of 5,985.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,740 out of 4,978.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.6%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,155 out of 2,651.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.4%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

330 out of 2,651.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,040 out of 4,977.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.9%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,834 out of 4,977.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

120 out of 4,977.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.8%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

637 out of 4,978.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

248 out of 2,651.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.9%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,588 out of 4,977.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

166 out of 2,651.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Dronfield South

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

103 out of 4,977.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Dronfield South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

279 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 237 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Dronfield South ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 13 mapped crimes in September 2024; 25 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Dronfield South
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024133
October 2024175
November 2024140
December 2024133
January 2025134
February 2025207
March 2025175
April 2025223
May 2025158
June 2025335
July 2025345
August 2025267
September 2025203
October 2025221
November 2025264
December 2025173
January 2026212
February 2026321
March 2026335
April 2026181
May 2026134
June 2026184
July 2026341
August 2026255
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Dronfield South
CategoryMapped crimes
shoplifting112
violent crime75
criminal damage arson19
public order19
other theft18
burglary17
vehicle crime10
other crime3
robbery2
drugs2
theft from the person2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across North East Derbyshire →