Wickham Market & Melton
Middle areaThe south west of the East Suffolk. 7,805 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 86% of people in Wickham Market & Melton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wickham Market & Melton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickham Market & Melton at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 141 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wickham Market & Melton compares
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Is Wickham Market & Melton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickham Market & Melton at a rate of 39.2 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, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wickham Market & Melton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (141), other crime (55) and criminal damage and arson (37).
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 middle area, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Wickham Market & Melton alone. See East Suffolk
Wickham Market & Melton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wickham Market & Melton was £360,000 in 2025.
Wickham Market & Melton had 7,670 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in Wickham Market & Melton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wickham Market & Melton, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.