Crime Rates at Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1LS

Melford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 6th highest crime rate of 301 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 Melford Road (CO10 1LS) in the last 12 months was 222.9 per 1,000 residents and was 442.5% higher than the Lavenham average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Road (CO10 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.