Shrub End 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: 23% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (9.4 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.
Homes rented privately: 30% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (8.5 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 65 or over: 9.6% here, compared with 17.8% across Colchester (8.2 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.
Police-recorded locations for Shrub End ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,061 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 913 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Shrub End 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: 65 mapped crimes in September 2024; 69 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 · Shrub End
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
65
5
October 2024
87
5
November 2024
79
7
December 2024
67
2
January 2025
75
2
February 2025
47
5
March 2025
84
5
April 2025
97
11
May 2025
82
12
June 2025
73
7
July 2025
65
8
August 2025
92
5
September 2025
92
7
October 2025
115
2
November 2025
95
4
December 2025
73
4
January 2026
78
4
February 2026
107
7
March 2026
91
6
April 2026
77
8
May 2026
92
3
June 2026
78
8
July 2026
94
15
August 2026
69
11
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Shrub End
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
506
vehicle crime
122
public order
82
other theft
76
shoplifting
74
burglary
57
criminal damage arson
53
drugs
24
other crime
22
bicycle theft
14
possession of weapons
14
robbery
14
theft from the person
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.
