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# Less than 1% of football arrests last season involved Ipswich Town fans
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/less-than-1-percent-of-football-arrests-last-season-involved-itfc-fans/
- Published: 2024-10-16T06:59:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:32:52.000Z
- Description: Ipswich Town supporters accounted for just 0.6% of all football-related arrests last season, despite a small increase in incidents.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Policing, #article, Ipswich Town Football Club, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**Why it matters:** While arrests of Ipswich Town fans doubled from eight to sixteen in the 2023-24 season, this represents a tiny fraction of the club's support base and an even tinier fraction of football arrests nationwide.

![Liam Delap celebrating a goal for Ipswich](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1727705765-liam-delap-ipswich-2.jpg)

Town fans celebrating Liam Delap putting them 1-0 up against Fulham at Portman Road (Alamy)

**By the numbers:**

- 47 million people attended men's domestic and international matches in England and Wales last year.
- 2,584 total football-related arrests.
- 16 Ipswich Town fans arrested in 2023-24, up from eight the previous season.

**Breaking it down:** The arrests of Ipswich Town fans included:

- 6 for public disorder
- 4 for possession of pyrotechnics
- 3 for alcohol offences
- 2 for violent disorder
- 1 for throwing missiles

**The big picture:** Despite a 14% increase in football-related arrests nationally, police reported a 12% decrease in matches with incidents.

**What they're saying:**

- Chief Constable Mark Roberts, National Police Chiefs' Council: "The vast majority of football fans are law-abiding citizens who want to support their team."
- Football Supporters Association: "The problem with this hyper-focus on arrest tables is it makes football seem like a dangerous place, which kids and families should steer clear of, and that's just not true."

**Between the lines:** Six Ipswich Town supporters were subject to banning orders at the end of the season, with four new orders issued last season.

**The bottom line:** While any increase in arrests is concerning, the figures show that Ipswich Town fans are overwhelmingly well-behaved, with trouble-makers representing a tiny minority.

### Sources

- [Football-related arrests and banning orders: 2023 to 2024 season](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/football-related-arrests-and-banning-orders-2023-to-2024-season?ref=ipswich.co.uk)

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