Postcode · Sudbury
Crime in CO10 1LY
How much crime is recorded in CO10 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Sudbury & Long Melford
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,166 (2024)
How safe is CO10 1LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO10 1LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CO10 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.71.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.