Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Ipswich and Mid Suffolk compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Ipswich
E07000202 · Suffolk Constabulary
Mid Suffolk
E07000203 · Suffolk Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Ipswich
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
139,457
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
26,410 more in Ipswich
113,047
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,660
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,690 more in Mid Suffolk
£41,350
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£219,070
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£101,206 more in Mid Suffolk
£320,276
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£993
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£8 more in Mid Suffolk
£1,001
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.5 percentage points higher in Ipswich
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+54
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
114 more in Ipswich
−60
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,468
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£151 more in Ipswich
£2,317
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
25.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
11.0 more in Ipswich
14.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
26.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.4 percentage points higher in Ipswich
13.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
100.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
60.4 more in Ipswich
40.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.7 years more in Mid Suffolk
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
32.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.5 percentage points higher in Ipswich
29.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.73%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.13 percentage points higher in Ipswich
5.60%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,167
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
717 more in Ipswich
9,450
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,126
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
1,049 more in Mid Suffolk
4,176
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 139,457 in Ipswich and 113,047 in Mid Suffolk (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,660 in Ipswich and £41,350 in Mid Suffolk (2025); and average house price was £219,070 in Ipswich and £320,276 in Mid Suffolk (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 139,457 in Ipswich and 113,047 in Mid Suffolk (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,660 in Ipswich and £41,350 in Mid Suffolk (2025); and average house price was £219,070 in Ipswich and £320,276 in Mid Suffolk (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Ipswich per 1,000 | offences | Mid Suffolk per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 100.4 | 14,000 | 40.0 | 4,521 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 147 | 0.3 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 326 | 1.7 | 197 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.9 | 1,095 | 3.3 | 370 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 376 | 1.1 | 126 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 301 | 1.5 | 166 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.3 | 872 | 2.9 | 327 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 191 | 0.4 | 46 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.0 | 832 | 2.6 | 295 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.9 | 129 | 0.2 | 25 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 16.6 | 2,320 | 2.0 | 224 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 85 | 0.1 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.7 | 657 | 1.3 | 146 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40.7 | 5,674 | 18.9 | 2,140 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (139,457 and 113,047 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.