Total Crime Rate

207.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 207.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Peters Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 51st highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Street (CO1 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 207.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Street (CO1 1BQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green'S Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Stockwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryegate Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryegate Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevor Bailey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevor Bailey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catchpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Serpentine Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Mill Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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