Donisthope & Blackfordby
Middle areaThe west of the North West Leicestershire. 9,164 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 20 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 20% of people in Donisthope & Blackfordby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Donisthope & Blackfordby
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Donisthope & Blackfordby at a rate of 45.8 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 | 191 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Other crime | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Donisthope & Blackfordby compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Donisthope & Blackfordby safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Donisthope & Blackfordby at a rate of 45.8 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, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Donisthope & Blackfordby.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (191), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (57).
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 Donisthope & Blackfordby alone. See North West Leicestershire
Donisthope & Blackfordby in brief
The median price paid for a home in Donisthope & Blackfordby was £263,250 in 2025.
Donisthope & Blackfordby had 8,722 usual residents at the census.
About 20% of people in Donisthope & Blackfordby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Donisthope & Blackfordby, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.