North Sudbury & Long Melford
Middle areaWest Babergh. 6,629 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in North Sudbury & Long Melford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in North Sudbury & Long Melford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Sudbury & Long Melford at a rate of 31.1 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 | 102 |
| Other crime | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How North Sudbury & Long Melford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is North Sudbury & Long Melford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Sudbury & Long Melford at a rate of 31.1 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, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Sudbury & Long Melford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), other crime (42) and criminal damage and arson (18).
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 North Sudbury & Long Melford alone. See Babergh
North Sudbury & Long Melford in brief
The median price paid for a home in North Sudbury & Long Melford was £400,000 in 2025.
North Sudbury & Long Melford had 6,180 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in North Sudbury & Long Melford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In North Sudbury & Long Melford, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.