West Chesterton
Middle areaNorth Cambridge. 8,615 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in West Chesterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Chesterton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Chesterton at a rate of 114.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 316 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 218 |
| Other crime | 184 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 124 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Chesterton compares
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Is West Chesterton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Chesterton at a rate of 114.3 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, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Chesterton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (316), violence and sexual offences (218) and other crime (184).
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 West Chesterton alone. See Cambridge
West Chesterton in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Chesterton was £528,500 in 2025.
West Chesterton had 8,485 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in West Chesterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Chesterton, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.