Colchester crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Colchester crime rate

Crime rating – medium.

Colchester ranks 10th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 18646 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Colchester has a population of 192715. This equates to a crime rate of 96.75 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 12.08 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Colchester are Violence and sexual offences (44.0%) Anti-social behaviour (8.7%) Public order (8.1%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (1.0%) Robbery (0.9%) Theft from the person (0.6%).

There are 17 wards in Colchester. Wards with high crime rates are Castle (Colchester) (363.4), Greenstead (150.7), Mile End (Colchester) (116.0) . On the other end, safest wards are Lexden and Braiswick (48.4), Prettygate (48.3), Mersea and Pyefleet (43.1) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Colchester, we see high crime rates in CO1 (242.6), CO4 (100.2), CO2 (98.5) . Safest postcode districts are CO7 (46.1), CO8 (41.5), CO6 (40.9) .

Colchester crime incidents by crime type

A total of 18646 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 8196 (44.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1619 (8.7)%
Public order – 1515 (8.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1503 (8.1)%
Other theft – 1332 (7.1)%
Shoplifting – 1140 (6.1)%
Vehicle crime – 969 (5.2)%
Burglary – 669 (3.6)%
Drugs – 480 (2.6)%
Bicycle theft – 407 (2.2)%
Other crime – 353 (1.9)%
Possession of weapons – 178 (1.0)%
Robbery – 172 (0.9)%
Theft from the person – 113 (0.6)%

How does Colchester compare against nearby areas ?

Colchester ranks 10th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Colchester is compared against

Crime rates in Colchester wards

There are 17 wards within Colchester. Castle (Colchester), Greenstead, Mile End (Colchester) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 17 wards from high crime rate to low.