Crime Rates at Bishops Close, Sudbury, CO10 1GU

Bishops Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Long Melford , and the 25th 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 Bishops Close (CO10 1GU) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 216.6% higher than the Long Melford average (32.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Close (CO10 1GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crayford Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tudor Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.