Crime Rate in Woodditton, ward

Woodditton has the lowest crime rate of 14 wards in East Cambridgeshire district and the 613th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 85th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woodditton in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the East Cambridgeshire district average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woodditton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woodditton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Links. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.