Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hop Meadow area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Brantham , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hop Meadow (CO7 6QR) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.8% higher than the Brantham average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hop Meadow (CO7 6QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fiddlers Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fiddlers Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hop Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whites Field —
Apr 2026Burglary The Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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