Crime Rate in Old Heath and The Hythe, ward

Old Heath and The Hythe has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Colchester district and the 3324th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 316th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Heath and The Hythe in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Colchester district average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Heath and The Hythe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 412 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 478 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Heath and The Hythe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.