Crime Rates at Museum Street, Colchester, CO1 1BE

Museum Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 5th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Museum Street (CO1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 1188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 300.1% higher 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 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 719.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Museum Street (CO1 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.