East Chesterton
Middle areaNorth east Cambridge. 9,998 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in East Chesterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Chesterton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Chesterton at a rate of 132.7 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 | 387 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 235 |
| Other crime | 233 |
| Shoplifting | 177 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 82 |
| Vehicle crime | 74 |
| Drug offences | 63 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Chesterton compares
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Is East Chesterton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Chesterton at a rate of 132.7 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, 141 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Chesterton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (387), anti-social behaviour (235) and other crime (233).
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 Chesterton alone. See Cambridge
East Chesterton in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Chesterton was £472,135 in 2025.
East Chesterton had 9,714 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in East Chesterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Chesterton, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.