Total Crime Rate
2480.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 615 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 High Street (CO1 1DB) in the last 12 months was 2480.2 per 1,000 residents and was 695.3% higher 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 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 222 (≈ 1099.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CO1 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (115 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stockwell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Runwald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Runwald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culver Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitewell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balkerne Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balkerne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Balkerne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culver Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Culver Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St John'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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