Old Dalby
WardWest Melton. About 2,042 people in 35 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Old Dalby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Old Dalby compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Dalby safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Dalby at a rate of 62.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.8 per 1,000 people across Melton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Dalby.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (55), other crime (25) and criminal damage and arson (16).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Melton
These figures are published for the whole of Melton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Melton and not Old Dalby alone. See Melton
Old Dalby in brief
Old Dalby had 1,943 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Old Dalby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Dalby, 19.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Old Dalby, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.