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

St 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 1EQ) 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 1EQ), 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 St Peters Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Burglary North Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maidenburgh Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryegate Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryegate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryegate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryegate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Runwald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Runwald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culver Street West
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Mill

Data Sources

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