Crime Rate in Long Melford, ward

Long Melford has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Babergh district and the 1451st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 212th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Long Melford in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Babergh district average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Long Melford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Long Melford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.