Berechurch ward · Colchester. 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 from a council or housing association: 21% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (8.2 percentage points higher).
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: 24.4% here, compared with 32.2% across Colchester (7.8 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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.2% here, compared with 15.4% across Colchester (4.8 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 Berechurch ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
876 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 920 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Berechurch ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 84 mapped crimes in September 2024; 60 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Berechurch
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
84
9
October 2024
86
8
November 2024
67
6
December 2024
62
4
January 2025
76
3
February 2025
72
6
March 2025
62
8
April 2025
60
5
May 2025
92
10
June 2025
63
10
July 2025
102
9
August 2025
94
12
September 2025
70
8
October 2025
73
8
November 2025
76
6
December 2025
77
6
January 2026
87
3
February 2026
77
6
March 2026
75
15
April 2026
67
20
May 2026
67
9
June 2026
73
18
July 2026
74
17
August 2026
60
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Berechurch
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
491
other theft
76
public order
71
criminal damage arson
68
vehicle crime
55
drugs
29
burglary
24
other crime
24
possession of weapons
11
shoplifting
9
robbery
7
bicycle theft
6
theft from the person
5
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.
