Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarendon Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 198th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarendon Way (CO1 1AP) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Way (CO1 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevor Bailey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catchpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Hall Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevor Bailey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Station Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mason Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mason Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Hall Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catchpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catchpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A133 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Colchester Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Serpentine Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bloyes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A133 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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