West Chesterton ward · Cambridge. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 69.1% here, compared with 55.8% across Cambridge (13.3 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 23% across Cambridge (12.7 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 17.3% here, compared with 11.4% across Cambridge (5.9 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for West Chesterton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
857 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 829 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
West Chesterton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 81 mapped crimes in September 2024; 71 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · West Chesterton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
81
7
October 2024
72
7
November 2024
66
5
December 2024
42
7
January 2025
53
11
February 2025
51
10
March 2025
78
6
April 2025
63
10
May 2025
63
9
June 2025
75
17
July 2025
82
10
August 2025
103
16
September 2025
77
17
October 2025
60
7
November 2025
58
6
December 2025
58
10
January 2026
76
7
February 2026
74
9
March 2026
79
8
April 2026
60
6
May 2026
73
10
June 2026
79
19
July 2026
92
18
August 2026
71
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · West Chesterton
Category
Mapped crimes
shoplifting
316
violent crime
213
public order
63
criminal damage arson
51
bicycle theft
49
other theft
47
burglary
36
vehicle crime
26
other crime
24
drugs
12
robbery
9
theft from the person
7
possession of weapons
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
