Total Crime Rate

189.5 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 189.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shields Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Castle Donington Castle , and the 25th 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 Shields Crescent (DE74 2JS) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Crescent (DE74 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shields Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shields Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kirkland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bosworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shields Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shields Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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