West Suffolk

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

Population: 177,302
People in Employment: 85,320 (77.0%)
People Inactive: 21,950 (19.8%)
People Unemployed: 3,495 (3.2%)
Number Of Jobs: 57k
Median Salary: £27,000
Mean Salary: £32,964

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 West 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 West Suffolk for 2024

West Suffolks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 5,914 crimes and in 2022 there were 6,518 crimes. Which is an decrease of 604 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	5,914	412	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,729	152	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,253	103	Getting Better
Other theft	992	78	Getting Better
Public order	1,285	73	Getting Better
Shoplifting	763	71	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	516	40	Getting Better
Drugs	366	29	Getting Better
Burglary	424	23	Getting Better
Other crime	340	21	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	124	8	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	180	6	Getting Better
Theft from the person	105	5	Getting Better
Robbery	51	2	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in West 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.

Westgate has the highest crime rate of all the wards in West Suffolk, with 5426 crimes and 624 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Haverhill South East has 40 crimes and 16 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Westgate	335	31
Abbeygate	140	27
Southgate	115	13
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	73	25
Tollgate	56	10
Newmarket East	55	10
Haverhill South	50	7
Manor	46	6
Haverhill East	44	10
Newmarket West	43	8
Minden	40	7
St Olaves	34	8
Moreton Hall	29	4
Newmarket North	28	5
Brandon Central	27	8
Mildenhall Great Heath	27	9
Haverhill Central	23	7
The Rows	23	3
Eastgate	20	7
Exning	20	10
Haverhill West	17	3
Lakenheath	16	2
Haverhill North	15	4
Barningham	14	5
Horringer	14	5
Brandon East	13	5
Rougham	13	6
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	12	1
Brandon West	11	3
Iceni	11	2
Stanton	10	4
Withersfield	10	4
Risby	9	3
Kentford & Moulton	8	3
The Fornhams & Great Barton	8	2
Haverhill South East	7	3
Bardwell	6	2
Ixworth	6	3
Barrow	3	1
Chedburgh & Chevington	3	1
Pakenham & Troston	3	1
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	3	1
Mildenhall Queensway	2	1

Crime map for West 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 West Suffolk

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

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£484,955.19	£304,306.94	£252,789.37	£158,843.43
2022	£465,417.53	£293,001.93	£244,749.04	£153,918.53
2021	£418,764.38	£263,841.80	£222,106.80	£143,401.69
2020	£388,498.86	£246,999.05	£207,797.64	£138,791.09
2019	£383,128.94	£244,113.46	£204,301.85	£141,193.91
2018	£375,682.53	£239,635.91	£199,271.28	£140,142.06
2017	£366,694.18	£233,715.44	£195,142.98	£140,663.93
2016	£343,267.38	£218,859.84	£183,516.90	£130,761.13
2015	£317,185.80	£202,882.11	£170,403.76	£121,366.06
2014	£291,359.21	£186,962.24	£157,866.07	£112,498.75
2013	£270,277.47	£172,687.32	£145,697.96	£106,333.34
2012	£263,652.63	£168,582.58	£141,809.56	£105,086.64
2011	£256,342.03	£163,457.58	£137,256.06	£103,608.10
2010	£256,734.06	£164,809.82	£138,530.44	£104,880.59

Property prices over time for West 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 West Suffolk

The median salary in West Suffolk is £27,000 and the mean salary in West Suffolk is £32,964.00. 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): 57k
Median Salary: £27,000
Annual Percentage Change: 4.8%
Mean Salary: £32,964

Salary comparison between West Suffolk and East

See how West 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. West Suffolk ranks 25 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	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%
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%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
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%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%