Babergh

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Babergh.

Population
92,735
People in Employment
40,145 (76.0%)
People Inactive
10,875 (20.6%)
People Unemployed
1,820 (3.4%)
Number Of Jobs
33k
Median Salary
£26,911
Mean Salary
£33,212

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Babergh. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Babergh for 2024

Baberghs most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 2,420 crimes and in 2022 there were 2,495 crimes. Which is an decrease of 75 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 2,420 169
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 851 106
Getting Better
Public order 496 37
Getting Better
Other theft 416 36
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 535 33
Getting Better
Shoplifting 270 22
Getting Better
Burglary 236 21
Getting Better
Other crime 119 13
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 222 8
Getting Better
Drugs 105 6
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 23 4
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 54 3
Getting Better
Robbery 16 2
Getting Better
Theft from the person 41 0
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Babergh

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Great Cornard has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Babergh, with 842 crimes and 86 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Ganges has 40 crimes and 16 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Sudbury South East 84 36
Sudbury North West 61 11
Great Cornard 51 5
Hadleigh South 31 5
Sudbury North East 29 9
Sproughton & Pinewood 26 4
Copdock & Washbrook 24 7
Bures St Mary & Nayland 16 6
Long Melford 15 3
Orwell 15 6
Chadacre 14 2
East Bergholt 13 4
Capel St Mary 12 4
North West Cosford 12 4
Stour 12 4
Brett Vale 11 3
Lavenham 8 2
Box Vale 7 2
Sudbury South West 7 2
South East Cosford 5 2
Assington 3 1
Brantham 3 1
Ganges 1 0
Hadleigh North 0 0

Crime map for Babergh

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Babergh

The average property price in Babergh is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Babergh is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Babergh could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £511,604.88 £322,378.49 £251,360.17 £138,401.93
2022 £511,250.37 £323,198.04 £253,361.82 £140,171.19
2021 £454,052.77 £288,158.48 £228,059.23 £129,883.36
2020 £416,672.22 £267,088.05 £211,831.54 £123,796.59
2019 £412,140.38 £264,614.26 £209,516.71 £125,665.93
2018 £410,749.12 £263,545.49 £209,364.11 £127,282.41
2017 £395,343.86 £252,996.65 £202,042.91 £125,066.40
2016 £367,218.24 £236,783.14 £189,802.43 £115,741.83
2015 £335,866.51 £216,901.92 £174,483.64 £105,768.38
2014 £308,950.98 £200,553.34 £162,164.46 £98,674.94
2013 £286,380.81 £185,841.42 £150,338.81 £91,550.50
2012 £285,253.47 £185,181.11 £149,773.49 £92,686.04
2011 £278,966.14 £180,664.74 £146,306.89 £91,423.08
2010 £272,846.27 £177,913.09 £145,252.78 £91,613.87

Property prices over time for Babergh

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Babergh

The median salary in Babergh is £26,911 and the mean salary in Babergh is £33,212.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
33k
Median Salary
£26,911
Annual Percentage Change
0.8%
Mean Salary
£33,212

Salary comparison between Babergh and East

See how Babergh compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Babergh ranks 26 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
St Albans 52k £36,416 -1.9% £56,468 12.8%
South Cambridgeshire 71k £35,367 4.9% £40,105 -1.3%
North Hertfordshire 53k £35,179 19.5% £40,413 15.6%
East Hertfordshire 52k £34,659 13.8% £50,553 19.2%
Brentwood 25k £34,561 26.6% £56,097 0.0%
Cambridge 46k £34,165 9.7% £39,909 2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA 117k £33,686 11.4% £36,988 10.2%
Broxbourne 33k £32,996 21.3% £39,457 25.7%
Rochford 24k £32,685 2.8% £39,835 1.8%
Three Rivers 33k £32,665 11.6% £43,085 11.3%
Epping Forest 37k £31,370 9.3% £40,872 14.9%
Chelmsford 50k £30,977 5.1% £36,828 0.7%
Thurrock UA 54k £30,696 4.4% £34,156 2.4%
Watford 30k £29,915 3.7% £36,794 11.9%
Dacorum 52k £29,431 7.8% £34,983 5.9%
Braintree 53k £29,336 10.3% £34,411 11.5%
Bedford UA 74k £29,225 9.8% £33,852 7.5%
Huntingdonshire 74k £29,066 2.9% £32,399 4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA 49k £28,717 4.2% £35,412 4.6%
Stevenage 29k £28,393 20.1% £31,170 7.0%
Colchester 68k £28,121 15.7% £36,704 18.8%
Basildon 56k £27,926 3.4% £33,398 6.7%
Castle Point 26k £27,865 0.0% £35,537 10.0%
Hertsmere 33k £27,837 5.5% £32,125 1.1%
Broadland 41k £27,028 9.1% £31,596 16.8%
West Suffolk 57k £27,000 4.8% £32,964 1.7%
Harlow 31k £26,893 8.2% £29,180 4.9%
South Norfolk 42k £26,654 0.3% £30,801 5.4%
Fenland 38k £26,537 12.9% £29,811 13.6%
Mid Suffolk 43k £26,183 2.4% £31,515 11.1%
Great Yarmouth 31k £26,164 17.4% £27,611 9.1%
Norwich 41k £25,802 2.5% £29,927 -4.5%
Luton UA 65k £25,402 4.2% £28,032 5.4%
East Suffolk 91k £24,886 6.5% £28,665 8.0%
Ipswich 58k £24,846 4.5% £28,637 8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 53k £24,778 9.5% £28,449 6.4%
Breckland 47k £24,659 2.1% £26,526 3.0%
Peterborough UA 75k £24,421 -0.6% £29,370 3.4%
North Norfolk 25k £23,864 4.8% £25,505 1.6%
Tendring 41k £0 0.0% £31,871 11.6%
East Cambridgeshire 39k £0 0.0% £36,736 9.3%
Maldon 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield 34k £0 0.0% £33,782 4.9%
Uttlesford 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%

See how Babergh compares to other areas in East

Number of businesses by industry for Babergh

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Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
395 320 670 150 160 270 155 220 195 90 145 635 325 50 65 115 230