Fordham & Isleham 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?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 32.5% here, compared with 35% across East Cambridgeshire (2.5 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.
Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 16% across East Cambridgeshire (1.4 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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 17.3% here, compared with 16.6% across East Cambridgeshire (0.8 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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 Fordham & Isleham ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
321 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 274 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Fordham & Isleham ward · mapped crimes
122538
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Fordham & Isleham
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
26
3
October 2024
29
2
November 2024
24
4
December 2024
26
6
January 2025
15
3
February 2025
26
4
March 2025
17
6
April 2025
16
1
May 2025
20
4
June 2025
26
5
July 2025
28
2
August 2025
21
4
September 2025
26
3
October 2025
26
8
November 2025
28
4
December 2025
30
5
January 2026
36
3
February 2026
21
1
March 2026
26
6
April 2026
26
4
May 2026
16
8
June 2026
34
8
July 2026
24
8
August 2026
28
4
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Fordham & Isleham
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
122
burglary
42
other theft
37
vehicle crime
30
criminal damage arson
24
other crime
20
public order
15
shoplifting
13
drugs
8
bicycle theft
6
possession of weapons
3
robbery
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.
