Total Crime Rate

275.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 275.7 10/10
  • Other theft 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dovecote area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Castle Donington Castle , and the 15th highest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

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 Dovecote (DE73 8HG) in the last 12 months was 275.7 per 1,000 residents and was 166.7% higher than the Castle Donington Castle average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 581.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovecote (DE73 8HG), the main crime hotspot is near Dovecote. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovecote area

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Data Sources

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