Crime Rates at Shortcut Road, Colchester, CO1 1EL

Shortcut 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 Shortcut Road (CO1 1EL) 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 Shortcut Road (CO1 1EL), 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.