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Long Melford

Babergh

Sales (12M)
50
Median Price
£385,000
Price Trend
+46.0%

Crime Trends

Police crime history across the Long Melford catchment, normalized to the LSOAs that currently make up this town footprint.

Latest month

43

Published for Jan 2026

Largest category

Unknown

173 incidents in the trailing 12-month window

YoY change

-30.6%

2025 vs 2024

Latest month43Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average15.7incidents per month per LSOA
12M baseline14.1Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-30.6%2025 vs 2024

Monthly trend line (5Y)

Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change +27.0%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026

Annual comparison

2025313-30.6% vs 2024
2024451+5.1% vs 2023
2023429-12.3% vs 2022
2022489+0.4% vs 2021
2021487First complete year in the current archive.

Location summary

LocationLong MelfordCounts are normalized against the town's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents338Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified173 incidents · 51.2%
Coverage2 LSOAsRolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.

Mapped incident locations

MonthCrime typeLocationOutcome
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Bull Lane
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Criminal damage and arson
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Chadburn Road
View mapped point
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Chadburn Road
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Cock And Bell Lane
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Cock And Bell Lane
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Cordell Road
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Cordell Road
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Hare Drift
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Hare Drift
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Vehicle crime
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Hare Drift
View mapped point
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Jan 2026Vehicle crime
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Hare Drift
View mapped point
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near High Street
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Hill Close
View mapped point
Under investigation
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Hill Close
View mapped point
Under investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near King's Lane
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Other theft
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Lakforth
View mapped point
Under investigation
Jan 2026Anti-social behaviour
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Laurel Drive
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Drugs
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Martyns Rise
View mapped point
Under investigation
Jan 2026Other theft
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Martyns Rise
View mapped point
Unable to prosecute suspect
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Martyns Rise
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Martyns Rise
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Meeting Field
View mapped point
No outcome published
Jan 2026Criminal damage and arson
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Petrol Station
View mapped point
Local resolution
Jan 2026Unspecified
Suffolk Constabulary
On or near Petrol Station
View mapped point
No outcome published

Category totals

Crime typeIncidentsShare
Unspecified
Long Melford
17351.2%
Violence and sexual offences
Long Melford
6719.8%
Other theft
Long Melford
185.3%
Anti-social behaviour
Long Melford
123.6%
Criminal damage and arson
Long Melford
123.6%
Public order
Long Melford
113.3%
Shoplifting
Long Melford
113.3%
Drugs
Long Melford
82.4%
Vehicle crime
Long Melford
82.4%
Burglary
Long Melford
72.1%
Other crime
Long Melford
61.8%
Possession of weapons
Long Melford
41.2%
Bicycle theft
Long Melford
10.3%

Police archive locations are published as mapped street-level points, not exact private addresses, so incidents may be snapped to a nearby road segment. Annual comparison uses full calendar years where 12 published months are available; otherwise it falls back to trailing 12 months versus the preceding 12 months.