Wickham Market
WardThe south west of the East Suffolk. About 5,029 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 50 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 89% of people in Wickham Market live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Wickham Market compares
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Is Wickham Market safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickham Market at a rate of 49.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wickham Market.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (44), anti-social behaviour (21) and criminal damage and arson (19).
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 East Suffolk
These figures are published for the whole of East Suffolk, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Wickham Market alone. See East Suffolk
Wickham Market in brief
Wickham Market had 4,975 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in Wickham Market live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wickham Market, 67.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Wickham Market, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.