Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton
Middle areaThe north west of the South Cambridgeshire. 10,762 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 84 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 10% of people in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton at a rate of 44.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 174 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 82 |
| Other crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton at a rate of 44.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South Cambridgeshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (174), anti-social behaviour (82) and other crime (81).
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 South Cambridgeshire
These figures are published for the whole of South Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Cambridgeshire and not Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton alone. See South Cambridgeshire
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton was £370,000 in 2025.
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton had 10,233 usual residents at the census.
About 10% of people in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.