Crime Rate in Capel St Mary, ward

Capel St Mary has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Babergh district and the 410th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 41st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Capel St Mary in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Babergh district average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Capel St Mary’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Capel St Mary ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.