Wivenhoe 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: 4% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (8.8 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 37.6% here, compared with 32.2% across Colchester (5.3 percentage points higher).
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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 10.6% here, compared with 15.4% across Colchester (4.7 percentage points lower).
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 Wivenhoe ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
499 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 458 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Wivenhoe 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; 39 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 · Wivenhoe
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
32
1
October 2024
50
1
November 2024
55
2
December 2024
28
0
January 2025
28
3
February 2025
31
2
March 2025
40
2
April 2025
33
1
May 2025
35
3
June 2025
51
1
July 2025
52
4
August 2025
23
1
September 2025
27
2
October 2025
56
0
November 2025
51
2
December 2025
37
0
January 2026
49
2
February 2026
43
0
March 2026
43
1
April 2026
33
5
May 2026
46
1
June 2026
33
3
July 2026
42
3
August 2026
39
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wivenhoe
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
187
shoplifting
115
other theft
49
vehicle crime
43
public order
31
criminal damage arson
28
drugs
12
bicycle theft
10
burglary
9
other crime
7
theft from the person
4
possession of weapons
3
robbery
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.
