St Anne's and St John's 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 (8.7 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: 23.7% here, compared with 17.8% across Colchester (5.9 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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.7% here, compared with 15.4% across Colchester (5.3 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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 St Anne's and St John's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
693 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 619 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
St Anne's and St John's 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; 60 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 · St Anne's and St John's
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
34
6
October 2024
51
1
November 2024
42
1
December 2024
60
3
January 2025
43
2
February 2025
41
2
March 2025
49
10
April 2025
44
3
May 2025
39
3
June 2025
66
4
July 2025
96
9
August 2025
54
2
September 2025
41
3
October 2025
62
2
November 2025
68
2
December 2025
72
3
January 2026
61
6
February 2026
54
0
March 2026
58
7
April 2026
49
10
May 2026
54
22
June 2026
60
7
July 2026
54
10
August 2026
60
14
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St Anne's and St John's
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
344
vehicle crime
69
public order
58
shoplifting
53
other theft
40
criminal damage arson
39
burglary
34
other crime
21
drugs
17
robbery
10
possession of weapons
5
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.
