Highwoods 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?
People aged 65 or over: 11.3% here, compared with 17.8% across Colchester (6.5 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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: 27% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (5.6 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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 13% here, compared with 15.4% across Colchester (2.4 percentage points lower).
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 Highwoods ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
696 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 663 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Highwoods 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: 34 mapped crimes in September 2024; 47 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 · Highwoods
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
34
4
October 2024
50
5
November 2024
55
4
December 2024
64
4
January 2025
47
3
February 2025
55
1
March 2025
53
5
April 2025
55
4
May 2025
47
7
June 2025
71
5
July 2025
75
11
August 2025
57
8
September 2025
75
5
October 2025
60
2
November 2025
49
4
December 2025
50
3
January 2026
66
4
February 2026
63
5
March 2026
66
6
April 2026
50
5
May 2026
58
6
June 2026
63
4
July 2026
49
7
August 2026
47
16
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Highwoods
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
311
shoplifting
110
public order
68
criminal damage arson
48
vehicle crime
46
other theft
44
burglary
19
drugs
18
other crime
10
bicycle theft
9
possession of weapons
6
theft from the person
4
robbery
3
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.
