Old Heath and The Hythe 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: 21% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (7.9 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 27.6% here, compared with 32.2% across Colchester (4.7 percentage points lower).
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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 19.5% here, compared with 15.4% across Colchester (4.1 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 Old Heath and The Hythe ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
874 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 972 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Old Heath and The Hythe 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: 76 mapped crimes in September 2024; 59 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 · Old Heath and The Hythe
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
76
7
October 2024
78
9
November 2024
78
14
December 2024
72
8
January 2025
69
3
February 2025
68
12
March 2025
89
7
April 2025
74
4
May 2025
78
9
June 2025
101
7
July 2025
101
9
August 2025
88
12
September 2025
70
13
October 2025
69
8
November 2025
82
10
December 2025
67
11
January 2026
61
9
February 2026
61
9
March 2026
79
16
April 2026
83
13
May 2026
64
15
June 2026
83
22
July 2026
96
24
August 2026
59
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Old Heath and The Hythe
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
450
criminal damage arson
68
other theft
68
vehicle crime
60
public order
58
shoplifting
48
drugs
44
burglary
28
other crime
16
bicycle theft
14
possession of weapons
8
robbery
7
theft from the person
5
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.
