Downham Villages ward · East Cambridgeshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 16% across East Cambridgeshire (5.7 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 14% across East Cambridgeshire (3.7 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 31.3% here, compared with 35% across East Cambridgeshire (3.7 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Downham Villages ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
100 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 78 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Downham Villages ward · mapped crimes
0917
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Downham Villages
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
3
1
October 2024
15
1
November 2024
3
1
December 2024
5
4
January 2025
12
0
February 2025
2
1
March 2025
7
2
April 2025
4
3
May 2025
8
2
June 2025
7
0
July 2025
4
2
August 2025
8
1
September 2025
6
1
October 2025
14
4
November 2025
16
3
December 2025
8
0
January 2026
8
2
February 2026
6
1
March 2026
6
1
April 2026
8
0
May 2026
1
6
June 2026
7
1
July 2026
6
0
August 2026
14
1
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Downham Villages
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
51
criminal damage arson
14
burglary
12
other theft
11
vehicle crime
4
other crime
4
possession of weapons
2
drugs
1
public order
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
