‘We live in “Britain’s kindest village” but actually we seem to attract criminals’

‘We live in “Britain’s kindest village” but actually we seem to attract criminals’

Residents in a place locals have described as “Britain’s kindest village” have hit out at crime blighting the area. Since Trawden, Lancashire, was named by The Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the Northwest of England in 2022, crime has increased, residents say. They have described a spike in burglaries, criminals on electric bikes targeting farmers and even sheep rustling among recent problems. Chantelle Smith, a beautician in …