Crime Rate in Assington, ward

Assington has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Babergh district and the 686th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 103rd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Assington in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Babergh district average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Assington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Assington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.