Overview of Babergh crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Babergh ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 4886 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Babergh has a population of 92338. This equates to a crime rate of 52.91 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 11.85 % compared to previous year.
Babergh ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 4886 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Babergh has a population of 92338. This equates to a crime rate of 52.91 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 11.85 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Babergh are Violence and sexual offences (40.9%) Anti-social behaviour (15.9%) Criminal damage and arson (8.8%) and least common crime types are Theft from the person (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.4%) Robbery (0.2%).
There are 24 wards in Babergh. Wards with high crime rates are Sudbury South East (163.0), Sudbury South West (134.2), Sudbury North West (90.4) . On the other end, safest wards are Bures St Mary & Nayland (27.2), Brett Vale (18.7), South East Cosford (17.7) .
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Babergh crime incidents by crime type
A total of 4886 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 1997 (40.9)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 775 (15.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 428 (8.8)%
- Public order – 407 (8.3)%
- Other theft – 374 (7.7)%
- Burglary – 218 (4.5)%
- Shoplifting – 216 (4.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 160 (3.3)%
- Other crime – 109 (2.2)%
- Drugs – 100 (2.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 43 (0.9)%
- Theft from the person – 30 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 20 (0.4)%
- Robbery – 9 (0.2)%
How does Babergh compare against nearby areas ?
Babergh ranks 23rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Babergh wards
There are 24 wards within Babergh. Sudbury South East, Sudbury South West, Sudbury North West has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Babergh
There are 14 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Babergh. Highest crime rates in IP1, IP2, CO3 .
- IP1 – 131.3
- IP2 – 113.4
- CO3 – 76.0
- CO10 – 63.1
- IP8 – 57.8
- IP14 – 49.8
- CO7 – 46.1
- CO11 – 42.3
- CO8 – 41.5
- CO6 – 40.9
- IP7 – 39.6
- IP9 – 37.4
- IP30 – 37.0
- IP29 – 27.2
Postcode districts in Babergh
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