Total Crime Rate
276.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 30th 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 St Peters Street (CO1 1EE) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 134.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Street (CO1 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Culver Street West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Culver Street West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Culver Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culver Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culver Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balkerne Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Mill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balkerne Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balkerne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balkerne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balkerne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | John Harper Street | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Culver Street West | — |
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