Total Crime Rate

1477.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

601.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1477.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 601.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 480.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 349.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 248.4 10/10
  • Public order 98.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.4 10/10
  • Other theft 52.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.5 10/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bank Passage area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 619 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 1477.1 per 1,000 residents and was 397.4% higher 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 601.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% 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 348 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (213 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walsingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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