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Rushmere · Ipswich

Rushmere: your neighbourhood

Rushmere electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 23% across Ipswich (10.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 17.8% here, compared with 21.7% across Ipswich (3.9 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.8% here, compared with 26.2% across Ipswich (3.6 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

18.1%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,534 out of 8,481.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

421 out of 8,482.

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People counted in the census

8,482

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

8,482 out of 8,482.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.8%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,983 out of 6,657.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.3%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,691 out of 3,361.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17.9%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

600 out of 3,361.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.7%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,503 out of 6,646.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.6%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,960 out of 6,646.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

265 out of 6,646.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,186 out of 6,657.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

421 out of 3,357.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,496 out of 6,646.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

18%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

601 out of 3,357.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Rushmere

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

183 out of 6,646.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Rushmere ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

351 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 389 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Rushmere ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 34 mapped crimes in September 2024; 18 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Rushmere
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024342
October 2024443
November 2024380
December 2024302
January 2025340
February 2025301
March 2025351
April 2025240
May 2025382
June 2025231
July 2025214
August 2025389
September 2025272
October 2025214
November 2025470
December 2025282
January 2026302
February 2026247
March 2026455
April 2026182
May 2026274
June 2026324
July 2026343
August 2026184
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Rushmere
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime180
other theft31
criminal damage arson30
public order30
shoplifting27
vehicle crime20
other crime13
burglary7
possession of weapons4
robbery4
drugs2
bicycle theft2
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Ipswich →