Castle Hill
Middle areaNorth west Ipswich. 7,367 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Castle Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Castle Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Hill at a rate of 76.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 287 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 120 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Castle Hill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Castle Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Hill at a rate of 76.3 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, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castle Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (287), violence and sexual offences (120) and other crime (55).
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 Castle Hill alone. See Ipswich
Castle Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Castle Hill was £285,000 in 2025.
Castle Hill had 7,432 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Castle Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Castle Hill, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.