Crime Rate in Burwell, ward

Burwell has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 14 wards in East Cambridgeshire district and the 1152nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 173rd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burwell in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the East Cambridgeshire district average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -82.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Burghley Rise. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.