Cambridge

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Cambridge.

Population
125,063
People in Employment
67,960 (62.8%)
People Inactive
36,630 (33.9%)
People Unemployed
3,560 (3.3%)
Number Of Jobs
46k
Median Salary
£34,165
Mean Salary
£39,909

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Cambridge. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Cambridge for 2024

Cambridges most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,731 crimes and in 2022 there were 5,463 crimes. Which is an decrease of 732 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 4,886 544
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 2,210 317
Getting Better
Shoplifting 1,803 294
Getting Better
Public order 1,807 207
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 1,301 177
Getting Better
Other theft 1,456 139
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 1,282 123
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 1,212 101
Getting Better
Burglary 654 83
Getting Better
Other crime 269 32
Getting Better
Robbery 196 30
Getting Better
Drugs 380 26
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 165 23
Getting Better
Theft from the person 359 19
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Cambridge

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Castle has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Cambridge, with 10941 crimes and 402 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Trumpington has 712 crimes and 48 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Castle 334 56
King's Hedges 291 36
West Chesterton 232 30
Petersfield 223 26
East Chesterton 179 20
Romsey 178 21
Market 156 22
Coleridge 144 16
Cherry Hinton 131 16
Queen Edith's 130 14
Arbury 99 14
Trumpington 18 1
Newnham 17 4
Abbey 0 0

Crime map for Cambridge

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Cambridge

The average property price in Cambridge is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Cambridge is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Cambridge could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,079,857.29 £633,592.34 £534,472.04 £325,790.51
2022 £1,054,042.87 £616,741.78 £522,662.99 £317,429.25
2021 £935,008.34 £550,285.40 £469,777.92 £295,478.33
2020 £874,792.22 £520,762.80 £445,740.01 £288,812.30
2019 £854,446.61 £507,611.08 £435,510.10 £290,010.42
2018 £859,922.89 £512,252.99 £440,009.62 £297,676.79
2017 £844,631.34 £502,699.97 £433,820.96 £297,979.06
2016 £812,174.81 £488,751.22 £422,889.92 £287,074.79
2015 £770,905.90 £463,898.29 £403,175.88 £272,776.72
2014 £681,626.96 £411,056.80 £358,899.68 £242,568.21
2013 £614,133.81 £369,920.65 £324,893.40 £219,730.44
2012 £561,487.92 £339,308.66 £297,428.64 £202,298.09
2011 £528,051.99 £316,647.39 £275,568.25 £191,325.15
2010 £508,887.09 £308,247.74 £269,405.26 £186,583.36

Property prices over time for Cambridge

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Cambridge

The median salary in Cambridge is £34,165 and the mean salary in Cambridge is £39,909.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
46k
Median Salary
£34,165
Annual Percentage Change
9.7%
Mean Salary
£39,909

Salary comparison between Cambridge and East

See how Cambridge compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Cambridge ranks 5 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
St Albans 52k £36,416 -1.9% £56,468 12.8%
South Cambridgeshire 71k £35,367 4.9% £40,105 -1.3%
North Hertfordshire 53k £35,179 19.5% £40,413 15.6%
East Hertfordshire 52k £34,659 13.8% £50,553 19.2%
Brentwood 25k £34,561 26.6% £56,097 0.0%
Central Bedfordshire UA 117k £33,686 11.4% £36,988 10.2%
Broxbourne 33k £32,996 21.3% £39,457 25.7%
Rochford 24k £32,685 2.8% £39,835 1.8%
Three Rivers 33k £32,665 11.6% £43,085 11.3%
Epping Forest 37k £31,370 9.3% £40,872 14.9%
Chelmsford 50k £30,977 5.1% £36,828 0.7%
Thurrock UA 54k £30,696 4.4% £34,156 2.4%
Watford 30k £29,915 3.7% £36,794 11.9%
Dacorum 52k £29,431 7.8% £34,983 5.9%
Braintree 53k £29,336 10.3% £34,411 11.5%
Bedford UA 74k £29,225 9.8% £33,852 7.5%
Huntingdonshire 74k £29,066 2.9% £32,399 4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA 49k £28,717 4.2% £35,412 4.6%
Stevenage 29k £28,393 20.1% £31,170 7.0%
Colchester 68k £28,121 15.7% £36,704 18.8%
Basildon 56k £27,926 3.4% £33,398 6.7%
Castle Point 26k £27,865 0.0% £35,537 10.0%
Hertsmere 33k £27,837 5.5% £32,125 1.1%
Broadland 41k £27,028 9.1% £31,596 16.8%
West Suffolk 57k £27,000 4.8% £32,964 1.7%
Babergh 33k £26,911 0.8% £33,212 -6.0%
Harlow 31k £26,893 8.2% £29,180 4.9%
South Norfolk 42k £26,654 0.3% £30,801 5.4%
Fenland 38k £26,537 12.9% £29,811 13.6%
Mid Suffolk 43k £26,183 2.4% £31,515 11.1%
Great Yarmouth 31k £26,164 17.4% £27,611 9.1%
Norwich 41k £25,802 2.5% £29,927 -4.5%
Luton UA 65k £25,402 4.2% £28,032 5.4%
East Suffolk 91k £24,886 6.5% £28,665 8.0%
Ipswich 58k £24,846 4.5% £28,637 8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 53k £24,778 9.5% £28,449 6.4%
Breckland 47k £24,659 2.1% £26,526 3.0%
Peterborough UA 75k £24,421 -0.6% £29,370 3.4%
North Norfolk 25k £23,864 4.8% £25,505 1.6%
Uttlesford 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Tendring 41k £0 0.0% £31,871 11.6%
Maldon 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield 34k £0 0.0% £33,782 4.9%
East Cambridgeshire 39k £0 0.0% £36,736 9.3%

See how Cambridge compares to other areas in East

Number of businesses by industry for Cambridge

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
85 175 340 60 115 320 80 400 705 105 200 1,220 355 0 215 265 365