Burwell
Middle areaThe south east of the East Cambridgeshire. 6,496 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 26 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 48% of people in Burwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Burwell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burwell at a rate of 50.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across East Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 118 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 |
| Other crime | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Burwell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Burwell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burwell at a rate of 50.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across East Cambridgeshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burwell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (118), anti-social behaviour (54) and other crime (36).
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 East Cambridgeshire
These figures are published for the whole of East Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Cambridgeshire and not Burwell alone. See East Cambridgeshire
Burwell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Burwell was £345,000 in 2025.
Burwell had 6,407 usual residents at the census.
About 48% of people in Burwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Burwell, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.