Belstead Hills
Middle areaSouth west Ipswich. 6,833 people in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Belstead Hills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Belstead Hills
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Belstead Hills at a rate of 77.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.9 per 1,000 people across Ipswich.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 251 |
| Other crime | 88 |
| Shoplifting | 62 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Belstead Hills compares
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Is Belstead Hills safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Belstead Hills at a rate of 77.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.9 per 1,000 people across Ipswich.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Belstead Hills.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (251), other crime (88) and shoplifting (62).
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 Ipswich
These figures are published for the whole of Ipswich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ipswich and not Belstead Hills alone. See Ipswich
Belstead Hills in brief
The median price paid for a home in Belstead Hills was £230,000 in 2025.
Belstead Hills had 6,776 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Belstead Hills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Belstead Hills, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.