East Barnwell & Abbey
Middle areaNorth east Cambridge. 10,374 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in East Barnwell & Abbey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Barnwell & Abbey
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Barnwell & Abbey at a rate of 139.0 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 | 437 |
| Other crime | 254 |
| Shoplifting | 248 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 200 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Drug offences | 68 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Barnwell & Abbey compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is East Barnwell & Abbey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Barnwell & Abbey at a rate of 139.0 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, 138 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Barnwell & Abbey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (437), other crime (254) and shoplifting (248).
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 East Barnwell & Abbey alone. See Cambridge
East Barnwell & Abbey in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Barnwell & Abbey was £424,250 in 2025.
East Barnwell & Abbey had 10,340 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in East Barnwell & Abbey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Barnwell & Abbey, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.