Central & West Cambridge
Middle areaWest Cambridge. 16,753 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central & West Cambridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central & West Cambridge
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central & West Cambridge at a rate of 243.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,032 |
| Other crime | 948 |
| Shoplifting | 814 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 558 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 209 |
| Theft from the person | 196 |
| Drug offences | 122 |
| Burglary | 76 |
| Robbery | 69 |
| Vehicle crime | 57 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central & West Cambridge compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central & West Cambridge safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central & West Cambridge at a rate of 243.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 459 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central & West Cambridge.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,032), other crime (948) and shoplifting (814).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cambridge
These figures are published for the whole of Cambridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cambridge and not Central & West Cambridge alone. See Cambridge
Central & West Cambridge in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central & West Cambridge was £805,000 in 2025.
Central & West Cambridge had 16,246 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central & West Cambridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central & West Cambridge, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.