Bassingbourn & the Mordens
Middle areaThe south west of the South Cambridgeshire. 7,407 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 76 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bassingbourn & the Mordens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bassingbourn & the Mordens
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bassingbourn & the Mordens at a rate of 74.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South 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 | 224 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 128 |
| Other crime | 89 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bassingbourn & the Mordens compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bassingbourn & the Mordens safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bassingbourn & the Mordens at a rate of 74.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South Cambridgeshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bassingbourn & the Mordens.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (224), anti-social behaviour (128) and other crime (89).
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 South Cambridgeshire
These figures are published for the whole of South Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Cambridgeshire and not Bassingbourn & the Mordens alone. See South Cambridgeshire
Bassingbourn & the Mordens in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bassingbourn & the Mordens was £465,000 in 2025.
Bassingbourn & the Mordens had 7,239 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bassingbourn & the Mordens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bassingbourn & the Mordens, 82.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.