March East
Middle areaEast Fenland. 7,784 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in March East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in March East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in March East at a rate of 81.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across Fenland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 237 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 146 |
| Other crime | 97 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How March East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is March East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in March East at a rate of 81.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across Fenland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in March East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (237), anti-social behaviour (146) and other crime (97).
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 Fenland
These figures are published for the whole of Fenland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Fenland and not March East alone. See Fenland
March East in brief
The median price paid for a home in March East was £216,000 in 2025.
March East had 7,659 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in March East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In March East, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.