Total Crime Rate

276.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nunns Road 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 Nunns Road (CO1 1EJ) 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 Nunns Road (CO1 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 412 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nunns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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