Eddington & Castle
Middle areaNorth west Cambridge. 14,165 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Eddington & Castle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Eddington & Castle
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eddington & Castle at a rate of 41.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 165 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 157 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 61 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 17 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Eddington & Castle compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Eddington & Castle safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eddington & Castle at a rate of 41.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Eddington & Castle.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (165), violence and sexual offences (157) and anti-social behaviour (87).
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 Cambridge
These figures are published for the whole of Cambridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cambridge and not Eddington & Castle alone. See Cambridge
Eddington & Castle in brief
The median price paid for a home in Eddington & Castle was £599,995 in 2025.
Eddington & Castle had 12,981 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Eddington & Castle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Eddington & Castle, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.