Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sketchley Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Burbage Sketchley and Stretton , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sketchley Lane (LE10 3HU) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 152.0% higher than the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sketchley Lane (LE10 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Sketchley Old Village. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sketchley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Sketchley Old Village Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Manor Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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