Broughton Astley Crime Rate May 2025 | Monthly Statistics

Broughton Astley's May 2025 crime rate of 4.5 per 1,000 residents—44.4% below the UK average of 8.1—reveals a combination of local factors and national trends. The most striking anomaly is burglary, which occurs at a rate 79% above the UK average (0.5 vs 0.3 per 1,000). This divergence from national patterns suggests a unique vulnerability in the built-up area, potentially linked to its urban density and seasonal dynamics. Violence and sexual offences, the most common category (14 cases, 31.8% of total crimes), remain 51% below the UK average (1.4 vs 2.8 per 1,000), a trend consistent with the area's low population density and limited nightlife. Anti-social behaviour (10 cases, 22.7% of total) also falls 30% below the UK rate, reflecting the community's relatively stable social fabric. Seasonal factors appear to shape these patterns: May's longer evenings and bank holidays likely contribute to increased outdoor activity, which may explain the 100% rise in public order offences. However, the absence of significant spikes in theft from the person or vehicle crime—categories typically amplified by tourism or commuter traffic—suggests the area's built-up character does not align with coastal resorts or major transport hubs. The crime mix remains heavily weighted towards property offences (22.4% of total), with burglary and other theft accounting for 20.8% of incidents, a proportion higher than the UK average for these categories. This balance between low violent crime and elevated property crime highlights the need for targeted policing strategies, particularly in residential areas where burglary rates exceed national norms.

May 2025 saw a 400% increase in burglary cases, rising from 1 to 5 incidents. This marks a stark contrast to the 79% above-average UK burglary rate, suggesting a localised spike in property crime. Concurrently, other theft surged by 300%, reflecting a pattern of small-scale property crimes that may partly explain the shift in crime mix towards property-related offences. Meanwhile, violence and sexual offences dropped by 22.2%, aligning with the 51% below-average UK rate for this category. The 100% increase in public order offences—jumping from 0 to 5 cases—introduces a new layer to the crime profile, potentially linked to May's longer evenings and increased outdoor socialising. A resident would find the burglary statistics particularly relevant, as the 5 incidents represent 11.4% of total crimes, a proportion significantly higher than the UK average for this category.

Broughton Astley's crime rate in May 2025 (4.5 per 1,000) reflects a 29.3% increase compared to April's 3.5 per 1,000. This rise, though modest, shifts the monthly exposure from 1 crime per 279 residents to 1 per 222 residents. Daily crime statistics show 1.4 crimes reported per day on average, a figure that contextualises the pace of incidents in a built-up area of 9,770 residents. The population-scaled perspective reveals that over the course of May, roughly 1 in 222 residents experienced a reported crime, a ratio significantly lower than the UK average. This underscores the area's relative safety despite the month-on-month increase, though the shift in crime types—particularly the 79% surge in burglary above the UK average—introduces a notable divergence from national patterns. The localised nature of these figures, unadjusted for broader UK trends, highlights the importance of viewing Broughton Astley's data through its own demographic and geographic lens.