Great Baddow West 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 from a council or housing association: 24% here, compared with 13% across Chelmsford (10.6 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: 11% here, compared with 16% across Chelmsford (4.3 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 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 30.8% here, compared with 33.9% across Chelmsford (3.1 percentage points lower).
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 Great Baddow West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
348 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 366 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Great Baddow West 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: 36 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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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Great Baddow West
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
36
3
October 2024
31
6
November 2024
44
3
December 2024
27
0
January 2025
19
1
February 2025
28
0
March 2025
23
4
April 2025
38
3
May 2025
30
10
June 2025
24
4
July 2025
31
2
August 2025
35
4
September 2025
33
1
October 2025
28
3
November 2025
22
4
December 2025
20
0
January 2026
21
2
February 2026
17
1
March 2026
29
5
April 2026
28
5
May 2026
28
2
June 2026
21
2
July 2026
49
11
August 2026
52
10
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Great Baddow West
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
169
vehicle crime
37
criminal damage arson
33
other theft
26
public order
24
shoplifting
19
burglary
14
drugs
12
possession of weapons
5
other crime
4
robbery
4
bicycle theft
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.
