Rural North 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: 10% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (11.6 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.
People aged 65 or over: 24.6% here, compared with 17.8% across Colchester (6.8 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 from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (4.9 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 Rural North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
417 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 375 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Rural North 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: 32 mapped crimes in September 2024; 52 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 · Rural North
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
32
1
October 2024
31
2
November 2024
35
7
December 2024
43
1
January 2025
34
1
February 2025
18
2
March 2025
28
0
April 2025
30
3
May 2025
32
1
June 2025
26
4
July 2025
32
5
August 2025
34
5
September 2025
31
0
October 2025
37
2
November 2025
29
0
December 2025
39
0
January 2026
35
1
February 2026
27
1
March 2026
39
1
April 2026
24
3
May 2026
28
7
June 2026
33
4
July 2026
43
14
August 2026
52
5
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Rural North
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
215
criminal damage arson
42
other theft
38
burglary
36
public order
36
vehicle crime
21
other crime
10
shoplifting
6
drugs
4
possession of weapons
4
robbery
2
bicycle theft
2
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.
