Crime Rates at Clarendon Way, Colchester, CO1 1AP

Clarendon Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 155th highest crime rate of 615 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 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Way (CO1 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.