Springfield North 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: 14.2% here, compared with 19.4% across Chelmsford (5.2 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: 9% here, compared with 13% across Chelmsford (4.7 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 no qualifications: 12.3% here, compared with 15.2% across Chelmsford (2.9 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 Springfield North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
510 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 441 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Springfield North 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: 29 mapped crimes in September 2024; 49 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 · Springfield North
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
29
3
October 2024
32
5
November 2024
35
3
December 2024
28
4
January 2025
46
1
February 2025
31
7
March 2025
40
4
April 2025
35
2
May 2025
37
2
June 2025
37
5
July 2025
35
4
August 2025
56
3
September 2025
46
3
October 2025
59
1
November 2025
45
5
December 2025
57
5
January 2026
42
8
February 2026
24
4
March 2026
36
6
April 2026
35
5
May 2026
39
7
June 2026
34
7
July 2026
44
9
August 2026
49
13
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Springfield North
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
275
vehicle crime
41
shoplifting
36
other theft
35
criminal damage arson
34
public order
30
drugs
18
burglary
17
possession of weapons
12
other crime
5
bicycle theft
3
robbery
2
theft from the person
2
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.
