Crime Rate in Hedingham, ward

Hedingham has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Braintree district and the 2233rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 344th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hedingham in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Braintree district average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hedingham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 2.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hedingham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brook Meadow (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.