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	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	1,535	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	108	Getting Better
Burglary	390	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,131	Getting Better
Drugs	325	Getting Better
Other crime	308	Getting Better
Other theft	897	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	165	Getting Better
Public order	1,132	Getting Better
Robbery	41	Getting Better
Shoplifting	704	Getting Better
Theft from the person	92	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	440	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	5,356	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
Manor	46	6
Minden	0	0
Abbeygate	0	0
Bardwell	0	0
Barningham	0	0
Barrow	0	0
Brandon Central	0	0
Brandon East	0	0
Brandon West	0	0
Chedburgh & Chevington	0	0
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	0	0
Eastgate	0	0
Exning	0	0
Haverhill Central	0	0
Haverhill East	0	0
Haverhill North	0	0
Haverhill South	0	0
Haverhill South East	0	0
Haverhill West	0	0
Horringer	0	0
Iceni	0	0
Ixworth	0	0
Kentford & Moulton	0	0
Lakenheath	0	0
Mildenhall Great Heath	0	0
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	0	0
Mildenhall Queensway	0	0
Moreton Hall	0	0
Newmarket East	0	0
Newmarket North	0	0
Newmarket West	0	0
Pakenham & Troston	0	0
Risby	0	0
Rougham	0	0
St Olaves	0	0
Southgate	0	0
Stanton	0	0
The Fornhams & Great Barton	0	0
The Rows	0	0
Tollgate	0	0
Westgate	0	0
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	0	0
Withersfield	0	0

Crime map for West Suffolk

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. 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 August 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%