South Cambridgeshire

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

Population: 160,904
People in Employment: 78,045 (79.2%)
People Inactive: 17,800 (18.1%)
People Unemployed: 2,710 (2.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 71k
Median Salary: £35,367
Mean Salary: £40,105

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 South 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 South Cambridgeshire for 2024

South Cambridgeshires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 3,284 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,335 crimes. Which is an decrease of 51 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	3,324	443	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,299	247	Getting Better
Other theft	979	165	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	860	158	Getting Better
Public order	922	133	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	877	98	Getting Better
Burglary	622	74	Getting Better
Shoplifting	232	52	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	201	41	Getting Better
Other crime	201	31	Getting Better
Drugs	131	17	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	75	11	Getting Better
Theft from the person	48	6	Getting Better
Robbery	43	5	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in South 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.

Milton & Waterbeach has the highest crime rate of all the wards in South Cambridgeshire, with 1018 crimes and 90 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Sawston has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Histon & Impington	160	13
Milton & Waterbeach	150	13
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn	128	12
Melbourn	94	11
Harston & Comberton	83	8
Bar Hill	79	20
Caldecote	71	15
Linton	59	8
Shelford	52	7
Cottenham	49	7
Foxton	36	11
The Mordens	30	9
Bassingbourn	27	7
Hardwick	25	8
Gamlingay	24	7
Girton	22	4
Swavesey	21	6
Barrington	16	5
Whittlesford	11	4
Balsham	10	3
Longstanton	0	0
Over & Willingham	0	0
Cambourne	0	0
Caxton & Papworth	0	0
Duxford	0	0
Sawston	0	0

Crime map for South 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 South Cambridgeshire

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

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£639,596.44	£407,915.63	£335,002.14	£227,406.69
2022	£626,014.35	£399,856.57	£331,042.12	£226,309.23
2021	£566,003.94	£363,214.62	£303,460.58	£214,431.97
2020	£523,628.81	£339,490.46	£284,354.87	£207,904.39
2019	£519,648.59	£336,309.01	£282,225.89	£211,703.58
2018	£527,662.04	£341,134.29	£287,358.23	£218,220.77
2017	£517,094.24	£333,489.67	£282,484.98	£218,979.63
2016	£489,860.70	£317,109.26	£269,291.90	£205,759.88
2015	£448,616.30	£290,814.40	£248,035.53	£189,583.25
2014	£398,099.85	£259,019.34	£222,025.41	£169,909.91
2013	£366,514.46	£237,174.99	£204,925.11	£157,690.01
2012	£354,522.05	£229,265.77	£198,600.19	£154,199.55
2011	£346,962.84	£222,112.41	£192,013.59	£151,306.07
2010	£340,071.31	£219,565.64	£190,146.21	£149,566.46

Property prices over time for South 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 South Cambridgeshire

The median salary in South Cambridgeshire is £35,367 and the mean salary in South Cambridgeshire is £40,105.00. 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): 71k
Median Salary: £35,367
Annual Percentage Change: 4.9%
Mean Salary: £40,105

Salary comparison between South Cambridgeshire and East

See how South 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. South Cambridgeshire ranks 1 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%
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%
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%