Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham
Middle areaEast Babergh. 9,292 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 49 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 79% of people in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham at a rate of 52.8 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 | 205 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham at a rate of 52.8 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, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (205), other crime (94) and anti-social behaviour (62).
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 Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham alone. See Babergh
Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham was £308,500 in 2025.
Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham had 8,630 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.