Waterhouse Farm 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: 22% here, compared with 13% across Chelmsford (8.6 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.
People aged 65 or over: 15% here, compared with 19.4% across Chelmsford (4.4 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 privately: 18% here, compared with 16% across Chelmsford (2.9 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.
Police-recorded locations for Waterhouse Farm ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
622 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 534 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Waterhouse Farm 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: 35 mapped crimes in September 2024; 45 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 · Waterhouse Farm
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
35
3
October 2024
47
3
November 2024
48
1
December 2024
46
5
January 2025
39
4
February 2025
39
2
March 2025
45
4
April 2025
37
2
May 2025
53
6
June 2025
52
2
July 2025
41
4
August 2025
52
1
September 2025
49
4
October 2025
48
3
November 2025
44
2
December 2025
57
1
January 2026
50
1
February 2026
36
0
March 2026
51
4
April 2026
68
4
May 2026
56
3
June 2026
58
3
July 2026
60
5
August 2026
45
10
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Waterhouse Farm
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
248
shoplifting
121
drugs
54
public order
42
other theft
33
vehicle crime
31
criminal damage arson
27
burglary
25
other crime
15
robbery
8
possession of weapons
7
bicycle theft
6
theft from the person
5
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.
