Broomfield and The Walthams ward · Chelmsford. 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 16% across Chelmsford (5.9 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 18% here, compared with 13% across Chelmsford (5.2 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: 38.4% here, compared with 33.9% across Chelmsford (4.5 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.
Police-recorded locations for Broomfield and The Walthams ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
975 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 975 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Broomfield and The Walthams 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: 87 mapped crimes in September 2024; 99 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 · Broomfield and The Walthams
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
87
4
October 2024
102
6
November 2024
89
8
December 2024
97
2
January 2025
55
2
February 2025
60
2
March 2025
84
6
April 2025
60
6
May 2025
84
6
June 2025
88
3
July 2025
89
8
August 2025
80
4
September 2025
66
6
October 2025
100
8
November 2025
58
6
December 2025
64
6
January 2026
79
3
February 2026
70
4
March 2026
88
5
April 2026
72
22
May 2026
88
9
June 2026
99
4
July 2026
92
9
August 2026
99
13
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Broomfield and The Walthams
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
551
public order
81
other theft
76
criminal damage arson
70
vehicle crime
67
burglary
46
shoplifting
25
other crime
16
drugs
15
bicycle theft
12
possession of weapons
7
theft from the person
6
robbery
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.
