Postcode district · Sudbury
Crime in CO10
How much crime is recorded in CO10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 68,530 (2024)
CO10Postcode district · Sudbury
How safe is CO10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO10, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
CO10National
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting3.18.4
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.