Lexden and Braiswick 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: 13% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (8.9 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (6.6 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 38.7% here, compared with 32.2% across Colchester (6.4 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.
Police-recorded locations for Lexden and Braiswick ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
466 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 470 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Lexden and Braiswick 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; 50 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Lexden and Braiswick
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
34
9
October 2024
33
5
November 2024
44
5
December 2024
46
1
January 2025
36
1
February 2025
28
2
March 2025
33
2
April 2025
47
2
May 2025
52
3
June 2025
39
4
July 2025
43
0
August 2025
35
2
September 2025
33
3
October 2025
47
2
November 2025
31
3
December 2025
34
3
January 2026
29
3
February 2026
32
2
March 2026
33
5
April 2026
41
10
May 2026
35
7
June 2026
41
9
July 2026
60
9
August 2026
50
4
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Lexden and Braiswick
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
240
other theft
45
vehicle crime
39
public order
31
criminal damage arson
29
shoplifting
25
burglary
22
other crime
13
drugs
12
bicycle theft
3
robbery
3
theft from the person
3
possession of weapons
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.
