East Cambridgeshire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for East Cambridgeshire.

Population: 90,172
People in Employment: 42,300 (79.5%)
People Inactive: 9,430 (17.7%)
People Unemployed: 1,480 (2.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 39k
Median Salary: £0
Mean Salary: £36,736

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 East Cambridgeshire. 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 East Cambridgeshire for 2024

East Cambridgeshires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 2,153 crimes and in 2022 there were 1,959 crimes. Which is an increase of 194 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	2,153	139	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	786	57	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	348	47	Getting Better
Burglary	288	30	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	480	30	Getting Better
Shoplifting	335	27	Getting Better
Public order	512	26	Getting Better
Other theft	406	22	Getting Better
Drugs	80	11	Getting Better
Other crime	126	7	Getting Better
Theft from the person	26	3	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	37	3	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	41	2	Getting Better
Robbery	11	1	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in East Cambridgeshire

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.

Sutton has the highest crime rate of all the wards in East Cambridgeshire, with 1238 crimes and 98 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Downham Villages has 105 crimes and 34 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Littleport	68	7
Ely East	49	8
Soham South	41	7
Ely West	40	4
Stretham	36	5
Fordham & Isleham	29	5
Bottisham	27	5
Ely North	25	5
Sutton	22	4
Woodditton	20	3
Soham North	17	2
Burwell	16	2
Downham Villages	9	3
Haddenham	6	2

Crime map for East Cambridgeshire

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 East Cambridgeshire

The average property price in East Cambridgeshire 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 East Cambridgeshire is higher than average. Building and selling properties in East Cambridgeshire could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£480,391.98	£317,051.68	£275,892.42	£172,711.20
2022	£467,703.88	£308,150.98	£269,127.77	£169,827.18
2021	£415,204.91	£274,439.06	£241,248.59	£158,205.83
2020	£390,013.32	£260,283.15	£228,921.31	£154,981.59
2019	£387,204.52	£257,590.20	£227,340.71	£158,420.54
2018	£382,858.11	£254,601.18	£225,108.10	£159,316.97
2017	£374,671.59	£248,310.39	£221,028.68	£159,524.63
2016	£352,989.36	£235,070.03	£209,763.01	£148,862.38
2015	£315,880.69	£210,740.84	£188,938.48	£133,985.29
2014	£286,321.92	£191,719.51	£172,907.47	£123,277.06
2013	£258,236.26	£172,935.49	£157,036.97	£112,236.97
2012	£249,364.56	£166,954.95	£151,348.35	£109,130.92
2011	£243,262.09	£162,029.04	£146,994.10	£107,288.89
2010	£242,755.34	£163,024.59	£147,569.86	£108,701.02

Property prices over time for East Cambridgeshire

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 East Cambridgeshire

The median salary in East Cambridgeshire is £0 and the mean salary in East Cambridgeshire is £36,736.00. 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): 39k
Median Salary: £0
Annual Percentage Change: 0.0%
Mean Salary: £36,736

Salary comparison between East Cambridgeshire and East

See how East Cambridgeshire 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. East Cambridgeshire ranks 41 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	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%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
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%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%