Crime Rates at Head Street, Colchester, CO1 1NY

Head Street 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 Head Street (CO1 1NY) 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 Head Street (CO1 1NY), 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.