Castle 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 privately: 42% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (20.9 percentage points higher).
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 a degree or equivalent: 40.6% here, compared with 32.2% across Colchester (8.3 percentage points higher).
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 from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (2.2 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.
Police-recorded locations for Castle ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
3,091 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 3,159 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Castle 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: 282 mapped crimes in September 2024; 310 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 · Castle
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
282
39
October 2024
271
40
November 2024
264
40
December 2024
276
32
January 2025
225
33
February 2025
264
33
March 2025
228
27
April 2025
246
38
May 2025
291
48
June 2025
268
32
July 2025
256
23
August 2025
288
40
September 2025
244
42
October 2025
268
23
November 2025
220
28
December 2025
221
21
January 2026
206
21
February 2026
212
20
March 2026
276
31
April 2026
257
44
May 2026
246
49
June 2026
296
47
July 2026
335
46
August 2026
310
51
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,461
shoplifting
461
public order
251
other theft
230
criminal damage arson
198
drugs
104
vehicle crime
93
burglary
70
bicycle theft
59
robbery
55
theft from the person
42
other crime
38
possession of weapons
29
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.
