Borrowash Crime Rate December 2024 | Monthly Statistics

The crime profile in Borrowash during December 2024 reveals a distinct balance between violent and property offences, shaped by seasonal dynamics and local characteristics. With a total crime rate of 3.8 per 1,000 residents — 46.5% below the UK average — the area’s crime mix underscores a pattern where interpersonal violence dominates over property crime. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 37% of all reported incidents, significantly outpacing the 2.6 per 1,000 UK average for this category. This suggests a localised concentration of incidents, possibly influenced by the town’s built-up character and social interactions during the festive period. Property crimes, at 13 total incidents, made up 48% of the total, with vehicle crime (14.8% of all crimes) and criminal damage (18.5%) emerging as notable subcategories. The latter’s rate of 0.7 per 1,000 — 32% above the UK average — may reflect heightened activity during the Christmas shopping peak. Anti-social behaviour, at 0.3 per 1,000, was 68% below the UK average, indicating effective community engagement or lower population density in certain areas. The seasonal context of December — with extended darkness, holiday-related foot traffic, and potential empty homes — likely contributes to the mix of violent and property offences observed. This data illustrates a relatively safe built-up area where violent crime remains a persistent challenge, even as property crime rates remain below the national benchmark.

December 2024 saw stark shifts in Borrowash’s crime mix, with vehicle crime surging by 300% (from 1 to 4 incidents) — a jump that may reflect increased vehicle movement during the festive season or unsecured parking in retail zones. Concurrently, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage both doubled from zero to two incidents each, suggesting a possible link to holiday-related tensions or vandalism in public spaces. This contrasted with declines in public order offences (down 50%) and burglary (down 33.3%), which may indicate reduced foot traffic in certain areas during the month. Violence and sexual offences, while remaining the most common category (37% of all crimes), were 45% below the UK average (2.6 per 1,000), highlighting a localised deviation from national trends. Shoplifting in Borrowash was 82% below the UK average (0.1 vs 0.6 per 1,000), a figure that could reflect the area’s smaller retail footprint or effective policing in commercial zones. These variations underscore the importance of local context in interpreting crime data, with seasonal factors and area-specific characteristics playing a clear role in shaping the monthly profile.

Borrowash’s crime rate in December 2024 rose 50% from the previous month’s 2.5 per 1,000.5% below the UK average. On a daily basis, the area recorded roughly one crime per day over the 31-day period — a figure that, while low, may be influenced by the month’s shorter duration and lower population density compared to major urban centres. Over the course of the month, one reported crime occurred for every 267 residents, a monthly exposure rate that places Borrowash among the safest built-up areas in the UK. This statistic, when contextualised with the local population of 7,207, illustrates how sparse the crime incidents are relative to the number of residents, even as the rate increased from November. The comparison to the UK average — where the national rate is 7.1 per 1,000 — further reinforces the area’s relatively secure environment, despite the month-on-month rise. For residents, this means that while crime is not absent, the likelihood of encountering it remains markedly lower than in most other parts of the country, a trend that may be sustained through continued community policing and seasonal adjustments in resource allocation.