Total Crime Rate
272.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sudbury , and the 94th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
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 High Road (HA0 2DW) in the last 12 months was 272.4 per 1,000 residents and was 246.7% higher than the Sudbury average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 587.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (HA0 2DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 454 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turner Close (163 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Turner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranelagh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ranelagh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swinderby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinderby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinderby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Copland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copland Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Close | Under investigation |
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