Fenland

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Fenland.

Population: 102,080
People in Employment: 44,880 (73.1%)
People Inactive: 14,320 (23.3%)
People Unemployed: 2,235 (3.6%)
Number Of Jobs: 38k
Median Salary: £26,537
Mean Salary: £29,811

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 Fenland. 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 Fenland for 2024

Fenlands most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,079 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,953 crimes. Which is an increase of 126 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	4,079	286	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,423	105	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	994	83	Getting Better
Other theft	835	60	Getting Better
Public order	884	55	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	435	40	Getting Better
Burglary	444	29	Getting Better
Other crime	295	27	Getting Better
Shoplifting	547	21	Getting Better
Drugs	250	19	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	92	8	Getting Better
Theft from the person	43	7	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	108	5	Getting Better
Robbery	42	3	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Fenland

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.

Medworth has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Fenland, with 1632 crimes and 524 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Birch has 81 crimes and 24 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Medworth	90	29
March North	75	10
Octavia Hill	67	11
March East	60	8
March West	54	7
Waterlees Village	42	7
Clarkson	39	14
Roman Bank	37	6
Peckover	36	13
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary	30	6
Kirkgate	26	10
Elm & Christchurch	24	5
Benwick, Coates & Eastrea	23	5
Doddington & Wimblington	22	5
Lattersey	21	8
Bassenhally	17	3
Staithe	14	6
The Mills	13	5
Manea	9	3
Wenneye	9	3
Stonald	8	3
Birch	0	0
St Andrews	0	0
Slade Lode	0	0

Crime map for Fenland

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. 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 Fenland

The average property price in Fenland is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£325,521.87	£218,163.24	£164,922.54	£97,962.43
2022	£320,946.62	£215,304.55	£163,950.09	£97,768.03
2021	£278,945.39	£187,120.10	£143,619.05	£88,255.20
2020	£257,338.06	£174,092.92	£133,352.43	£84,757.93
2019	£251,337.88	£169,569.16	£130,105.14	£85,231.87
2018	£249,869.76	£168,356.84	£129,507.08	£86,116.23
2017	£237,648.12	£159,447.56	£123,422.36	£84,128.80
2016	£220,721.29	£148,924.27	£115,694.43	£77,623.26
2015	£201,733.60	£136,451.80	£106,172.32	£71,135.03
2014	£184,507.67	£125,394.87	£98,103.06	£66,097.23
2013	£171,012.24	£116,495.52	£91,286.77	£61,760.32
2012	£170,039.29	£115,902.18	£90,873.27	£62,503.43
2011	£169,066.53	£114,760.00	£90,341.43	£62,754.80
2010	£169,707.77	£115,931.80	£91,622.72	£64,861.63

Property prices over time for Fenland

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

Employment and Annual Salary information for Fenland

The median salary in Fenland is £26,537 and the mean salary in Fenland is £29,811.00. 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): 38k
Median Salary: £26,537
Annual Percentage Change: 12.9%
Mean Salary: £29,811

Salary comparison between Fenland and East

See how Fenland 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. Fenland ranks 29 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%
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%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%