Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Stockwell Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 187th 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 West Stockwell Street (CO1 1HN) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Stockwell Street (CO1 1HN), 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 West Stockwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Balkerne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Bailey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryegate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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