Crime Rate in Burbage Sketchley and Stretton, ward

Burbage Sketchley and Stretton has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Hinckley and Bosworth district and the 1977th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 191st lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burbage Sketchley and Stretton in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Hinckley and Bosworth district average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burbage Sketchley and Stretton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Copper Drive, with 47 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Azalea Close (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.