Total Crime Rate

1666.7 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 1666.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 457.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 444.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 294.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.5 10/10
  • Public order 91.5 10/10
  • Other theft 68.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.1 10/10
  • Drugs 42.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.7 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Other crime 26.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Bank Passage area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd 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 Bank Passage (CO1 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 1666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 434.4% higher 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 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 552.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Passage (CO1 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Passage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balkerne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Balkerne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balkerne Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Short Cut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Short Cut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Short Cut Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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