Crime Rate in Ganges, ward

Ganges has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Babergh district and the 656th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 97th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ganges in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Babergh district average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ganges’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ganges ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.