Crime Rate in Hadleigh South, ward

Hadleigh South has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Babergh district and the 1809th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 281st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hadleigh South in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Babergh district average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hadleigh South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hadleigh South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 40 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pykenham Way (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.