Total Crime Rate
138.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarendon Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 97th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clarendon Way (CO1 1DL) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarendon Way (CO1 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A133 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Poplar Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Harper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Harper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Harper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Harper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bloyes Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A133 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A133 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A133 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A133 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kings Meadow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mason Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mason Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mason Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | North Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Harper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claremont Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clarendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Heights | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Heights | — |
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