Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Castle Donington Castle , and the 34th 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 Upton Close (DE74 2GN) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Close (DE74 2GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanyard Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frost Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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