Crime Rate in Rural North, ward

Rural North has the lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Colchester district and the 1300th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 196th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rural North in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Colchester district average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rural North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rural North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.