Greenstead 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: 32% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (18.6 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.
Homes rented privately: 31% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (9.6 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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 24.6% here, compared with 15.4% across Colchester (9.2 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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 Greenstead ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,187 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,848 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Greenstead 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: 124 mapped crimes in September 2024; 154 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 · Greenstead
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
124
12
October 2024
156
11
November 2024
138
18
December 2024
115
5
January 2025
121
10
February 2025
135
10
March 2025
169
14
April 2025
184
16
May 2025
181
10
June 2025
217
23
July 2025
169
19
August 2025
139
17
September 2025
166
16
October 2025
173
20
November 2025
177
18
December 2025
181
11
January 2026
190
20
February 2026
177
12
March 2026
185
23
April 2026
179
25
May 2026
205
11
June 2026
186
26
July 2026
214
26
August 2026
154
24
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Greenstead
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,054
shoplifting
178
criminal damage arson
174
vehicle crime
161
public order
148
other theft
140
drugs
80
burglary
79
other crime
52
robbery
39
possession of weapons
35
bicycle theft
32
theft from the person
15
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.
