Castle Donington
Middle areaThe north east of the North West Leicestershire. 10,213 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 44 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 46% of people in Castle Donington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Castle Donington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Donington at a rate of 91.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North West Leicestershire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 232 |
| Other crime | 205 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 198 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 70 |
| Vehicle crime | 70 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Theft from the person | 25 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Castle Donington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Castle Donington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Donington at a rate of 91.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North West Leicestershire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castle Donington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), other crime (205) and anti-social behaviour (198).
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 North West Leicestershire
These figures are published for the whole of North West Leicestershire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North West Leicestershire and not Castle Donington alone. See North West Leicestershire
Castle Donington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Castle Donington was £312,976 in 2025.
Castle Donington had 9,258 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in Castle Donington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Castle Donington, 80.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.