Stowmarket West
Middle areaSouth west Mid Suffolk. 6,292 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Stowmarket West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Stowmarket West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stowmarket West at a rate of 80.7 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 | 270 |
| Other crime | 88 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 46 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 19 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Stowmarket West compares
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Is Stowmarket West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stowmarket West at a rate of 80.7 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, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stowmarket West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (270), other crime (88) and criminal damage and arson (46).
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 Stowmarket West alone. See Mid Suffolk
Stowmarket West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Stowmarket West was £250,000 in 2025.
Stowmarket West had 6,159 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Stowmarket West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Stowmarket West, 77.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.