Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Mead area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Cornard , and the 24th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Mead (CO10 0JP) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 142.1% higher than the Great Cornard average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mead (CO10 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Bures Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1508 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bures Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rugby Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topsfield Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Reeve Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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