Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Badwell Ash has no Safety Grade
From September 2023 to August 2026, police recorded crimes inside Badwell Ash’s built-up area; the town has no Safety Grade. Safety Grades start at 1,000 residents, and Badwell Ash has fewer: in a place this small, a few incidents move the rate a long way. Annual rates stand at 27.3 violent and sexual offences and 12.3 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage for every thousand residents.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Badwell Ash runs highest on violence & sexual offences (29 per 1,000 against 16.6).
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| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 11 | 29 | 16.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 4 | 10.6 | 2.5 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 2 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 2 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public order | not graded | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Drugs | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Other crime | not graded | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Crime in Badwell Ash per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 11 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 11 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
11 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 11 the year before
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month).
Crime in the places around Badwell Ash
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badwell Ash | 379 | 27.3 | 12.3 | — |
| Walsham le Willows | 1,258 | 10.9 | 6.1 | A |
| Elmswell | 4,446 | 23.7 | 5.3 | B |
| Stanton | 2,316 | 13.4 | 3.5 | A |
| Ixworth | 2,296 | 24.4 | 4.8 | B |
| Woolpit | 1,838 | 22.5 | 13.2 | C+ |
| Bacton and Cotton | 1,567 | 13.2 | 4.9 | A |
| Thurston | 3,009 | 38.3 | 6.7 | C |
Badwell Ash records more graded crime per resident than 6 of its 7 neighbours; only Thurston records more. Walsham le Willows, 1.7 miles away, records 10.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Badwell Ash’s 27.3.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Badwell Ash sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Badwell Ash
Is Badwell Ash safe?
Police recorded 27.3 violent and sexual offences and 12.3 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Badwell Ash’s built-up area).
Is crime going up in Badwell Ash?
Police recorded 11 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 11 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Badwell Ash?
Violence & sexual offences: 11 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came other theft (4) and criminal damage & arson (2), with 2 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Badwell Ash compare with Bury St Edmunds?
Bury St Edmunds records 39.8 violent and sexual offences and 13.3 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Badwell Ash’s 27.3 and 12.3, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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