South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting: your area
South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting 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?
People aged 65 or over: 25.8% here, compared with 19.4% across Chelmsford (6.5 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.
Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 16% across Chelmsford (5.1 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: 9% here, compared with 13% across Chelmsford (4.6 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.
Police-recorded locations for South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
294 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 297 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting 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: 26 mapped crimes in September 2024; 21 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
26
2
October 2024
34
4
November 2024
28
1
December 2024
24
1
January 2025
33
1
February 2025
15
3
March 2025
28
3
April 2025
23
2
May 2025
19
2
June 2025
15
5
July 2025
24
14
August 2025
28
11
September 2025
26
4
October 2025
23
0
November 2025
22
2
December 2025
18
2
January 2026
28
3
February 2026
24
2
March 2026
42
6
April 2026
20
12
May 2026
23
7
June 2026
18
16
July 2026
29
30
August 2026
21
7
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
133
other theft
37
vehicle crime
33
criminal damage arson
27
burglary
23
public order
20
drugs
12
other crime
7
possession of weapons
1
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.
