Total Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chelsworth Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Cornard , and the 27th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chelsworth Avenue (CO10 0LS) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelsworth Avenue (CO10 0LS), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Cornard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Butt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lindsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lindsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lindsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raydon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raydon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pot Kilns | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pot Kilns | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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