Burbage Sketchley & Stretton
Middle areaSouth Hinckley and Bosworth. 10,690 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Burbage Sketchley & Stretton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Burbage Sketchley & Stretton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burbage Sketchley & Stretton at a rate of 42.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.5 per 1,000 people across Hinckley and Bosworth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 161 |
| Other crime | 85 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Shoplifting | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Burbage Sketchley & Stretton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Burbage Sketchley & Stretton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burbage Sketchley & Stretton at a rate of 42.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.5 per 1,000 people across Hinckley and Bosworth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burbage Sketchley & Stretton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (161), other crime (85) and burglary (50).
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 Hinckley and Bosworth
These figures are published for the whole of Hinckley and Bosworth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hinckley and Bosworth and not Burbage Sketchley & Stretton alone. See Hinckley and Bosworth
Burbage Sketchley & Stretton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Burbage Sketchley & Stretton was £317,500 in 2025.
Burbage Sketchley & Stretton had 10,459 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Burbage Sketchley & Stretton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Burbage Sketchley & Stretton, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.