Total Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sketchley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Burbage Sketchley and Stretton , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sketchley Road (LE10 2DU) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton average (43.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sketchley Road (LE10 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Crescent. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burbage Sketchley and Stretton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Crescent | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Salem Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grosvenor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Paddocks | Under investigation |
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