Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford
Middle areaSouth west Babergh. 8,452 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 115 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 49% of people in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford at a rate of 30.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 45.6 per 1,000 people across Babergh.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 119 |
| Other crime | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford at a rate of 30.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 45.6 per 1,000 people across Babergh.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (119), other crime (53) and criminal damage and arson (29).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Babergh
These figures are published for the whole of Babergh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Babergh and not Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford alone. See Babergh
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford was £422,500 in 2025.
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford had 8,200 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.