Crime Rates at West Stockwell Street, Colchester, CO1 1HR

West Stockwell Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Stockwell Street (CO1 1HR) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Stockwell Street (CO1 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 348 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.