Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.0 3/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Moat area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Castle Donington Castle , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Moat (DE74 2PD) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Castle Donington Castle average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Moat (DE74 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moira Dale, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastway (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Moat area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apiary Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Eastway Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frost Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Dale
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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