East Suffolk

At a glance, population and employment estimates for East Suffolk.

Population
250,373
People in Employment
99,760 (72.1%)
People Inactive
33,340 (24.1%)
People Unemployed
5,305 (3.8%)
Number Of Jobs
91k
Median Salary
£24,886
Mean Salary
£28,665

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 East Suffolk. 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 East Suffolk for 2024

East Suffolks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,918 crimes and in 2022 there were 8,774 crimes. Which is an decrease of 856 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 7,918 590
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 2,725 272
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 1,869 153
Getting Better
Public order 1,556 102
Getting Better
Other theft 1,157 101
Getting Better
Shoplifting 832 76
Getting Better
Burglary 674 64
Getting Better
Other crime 509 53
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 557 47
Getting Better
Drugs 407 38
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 197 18
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 175 13
Getting Better
Robbery 70 7
Getting Better
Theft from the person 88 6
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in East Suffolk

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.

Harbour & Normanston has the highest crime rate of all the wards in East Suffolk, with 3810 crimes and 233 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Rushmere St Andrew has 130 crimes and 29 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Harbour & Normanston 324 20
Kirkley & Pakefield 161 12
Gunton & St Margarets 94 10
Beccles & Worlingham 85 6
Western Felixstowe 83 7
Eastern Felixstowe 75 6
Oulton Broad 68 5
Martlesham & Purdis Farm 56 7
Carlton & Whitton 53 5
Bungay & Wainford 49 6
Aldeburgh & Leiston 46 4
Woodbridge 44 5
Framlingham 43 5
Halesworth & Blything 41 5
Wickham Market 32 6
Saxmundham 30 6
Carlton Colville 29 3
Kesgrave 29 2
Kessingland 28 6
Orwell & Villages 27 3
Kelsale & Yoxford 26 7
Lothingland 21 6
Rendlesham & Orford 20 4
Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton 17 4
Deben 16 3
Carlford & Fynn Valley 14 2
Melton 13 3
Rushmere St Andrew 13 3
Southwold 3 1

Crime map for East Suffolk

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 East Suffolk

The average property price in East Suffolk 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 East Suffolk is higher than average. Building and selling properties in East Suffolk could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £460,973.36 £294,092.42 £236,267.43 £160,653.09
2022 £446,956.53 £285,021.99 £230,138.34 £157,348.55
2021 £394,460.45 £251,965.88 £204,143.26 £145,273.69
2020 £360,193.80 £232,357.23 £187,347.23 £137,993.56
2019 £348,781.78 £224,773.10 £180,386.91 £138,270.35
2018 £350,437.74 £222,222.26 £174,921.69 £145,950.91
2017 £336,105.92 £212,754.61 £168,496.14 £142,908.83
2016 £314,025.78 £199,051.08 £158,674.82 £132,342.02
2015 £294,291.69 £187,316.19 £149,918.53 £124,089.50
2014 £273,781.41 £174,876.27 £140,828.02 £116,744.54
2013 £256,773.59 £164,411.28 £132,714.56 £109,664.24
2012 £251,930.34 £161,164.04 £129,904.72 £109,323.26
2011 £251,213.19 £159,920.23 £128,843.22 £110,045.31
2010 £252,889.90 £162,852.29 £132,215.16 £112,149.70

Property prices over time for East Suffolk

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 East Suffolk

The median salary in East Suffolk is £24,886 and the mean salary in East Suffolk is £28,665.00. 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)
91k
Median Salary
£24,886
Annual Percentage Change
6.5%
Mean Salary
£28,665

Salary comparison between East Suffolk and East

See how East Suffolk 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. East Suffolk ranks 34 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%
Babergh 33k £26,911 0.8% £33,212 -6.0%
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%
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%
Uttlesford 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Maldon 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
East Cambridgeshire 39k £0 0.0% £36,736 9.3%
Tendring 41k £0 0.0% £31,871 11.6%
Welwyn Hatfield 34k £0 0.0% £33,782 4.9%

See how East Suffolk compares to other areas in East

Number of businesses by industry for East Suffolk

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

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
800 570 1,390 295 290 790 755 745 410 155 305 1,255 715 115 150 315 645