Postcode · Sudbury
Crime in CO10 7LY
How much crime is recorded in CO10 7LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,254 (2024)
CO10 7LYSudbury
How safe is CO10 7LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO10 7LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7LYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary9.59.1
Other theft4.74.5
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.