Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lightning Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Castle Donington Castle , and the 44th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lightning Lane (DE74 2WA) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Castle Donington Castle average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightning Lane (DE74 2WA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lightning Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minton Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lightning Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spitfire Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cessna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Piper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merchantman Mews 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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