Mersea and Pyefleet 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: 34.6% here, compared with 17.8% across Colchester (16.8 percentage points higher).
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: 11% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (10.8 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 (6.7 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 Mersea and Pyefleet ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
394 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 349 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Mersea and Pyefleet 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: 24 mapped crimes in September 2024; 33 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 · Mersea and Pyefleet
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
24
3
October 2024
22
2
November 2024
30
1
December 2024
29
6
January 2025
27
0
February 2025
25
1
March 2025
25
2
April 2025
21
6
May 2025
36
5
June 2025
34
1
July 2025
36
7
August 2025
40
6
September 2025
40
4
October 2025
41
1
November 2025
38
4
December 2025
23
2
January 2026
26
2
February 2026
27
1
March 2026
29
2
April 2026
25
9
May 2026
43
10
June 2026
32
8
July 2026
37
12
August 2026
33
8
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Mersea and Pyefleet
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
207
criminal damage arson
48
other theft
44
public order
39
burglary
15
other crime
10
vehicle crime
9
drugs
9
shoplifting
9
possession of weapons
2
bicycle theft
1
theft from the person
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.
