Marconi 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: 31% here, compared with 16% across Chelmsford (15.6 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: 9.3% here, compared with 19.4% across Chelmsford (10.1 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 23% here, compared with 13% across Chelmsford (9.8 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.
Police-recorded locations for Marconi ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,180 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,165 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Marconi 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: 97 mapped crimes in September 2024; 110 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 · Marconi
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
97
8
October 2024
106
11
November 2024
103
11
December 2024
94
5
January 2025
104
9
February 2025
83
8
March 2025
98
2
April 2025
103
6
May 2025
103
11
June 2025
83
9
July 2025
110
8
August 2025
81
8
September 2025
79
5
October 2025
92
8
November 2025
88
8
December 2025
89
7
January 2026
84
7
February 2026
103
5
March 2026
124
16
April 2026
107
16
May 2026
103
17
June 2026
96
20
July 2026
105
18
August 2026
110
18
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Marconi
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
531
shoplifting
174
public order
109
drugs
86
other theft
86
criminal damage arson
64
vehicle crime
32
burglary
29
other crime
18
robbery
16
bicycle theft
14
possession of weapons
12
theft from the person
9
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.
