Crime Rates at Short Wyre Street, Colchester, CO1 1LN

Short Wyre Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Short Wyre Street (CO1 1LN) in the last 12 months was 1289.3 per 1,000 residents and was 313.4% 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 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 263 (≈ 738.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Wyre Street (CO1 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.