Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denis Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Burbage Sketchley and Stretton , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Denis Road (LE10 2LR) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% 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 Theft from the person with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denis Road (LE10 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sketchley Old Village, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Rise | — |
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