Ipswich Central
Middle areaWest Ipswich. 10,951 people in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in Ipswich Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ipswich Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ipswich Central at a rate of 250.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,094 |
| Other crime | 550 |
| Shoplifting | 459 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 207 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 150 |
| Drug offences | 102 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Robbery | 37 |
| Theft from the person | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ipswich Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ipswich Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ipswich Central at a rate of 250.3 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, 226 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ipswich Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,094), other crime (550) and shoplifting (459).
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 Ipswich Central alone. See Ipswich
Ipswich Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ipswich Central was £220,000 in 2025.
Ipswich Central had 10,692 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in Ipswich Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ipswich Central, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.