Needham Market South & Great Blakenham
Middle areaSouth Mid Suffolk. 10,652 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 54 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Needham Market South & Great Blakenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Needham Market South & Great Blakenham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Needham Market South & Great Blakenham at a rate of 35.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 40.3 per 1,000 people across Mid 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 | 152 |
| Other crime | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Needham Market South & Great Blakenham compares
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Is Needham Market South & Great Blakenham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Needham Market South & Great Blakenham at a rate of 35.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 40.3 per 1,000 people across Mid Suffolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Needham Market South & Great Blakenham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (152), other crime (76) and anti-social behaviour (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 Mid Suffolk
These figures are published for the whole of Mid Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mid Suffolk and not Needham Market South & Great Blakenham alone. See Mid Suffolk
Needham Market South & Great Blakenham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Needham Market South & Great Blakenham was £275,000 in 2025.
Needham Market South & Great Blakenham had 9,845 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Needham Market South & Great Blakenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Needham Market South & Great Blakenham, 60.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.