Crime Rate in Highwoods, ward

Highwoods has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Colchester district and the 2266th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 194th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Highwoods in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower than the Colchester district average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Highwoods’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 429 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 523 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Highwoods ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.