Total Crime Rate

383.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

269.4 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 383.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 269.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.5 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

North Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 22nd 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 North Hill (CO1 1PX) in the last 12 months was 383.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 269.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Hill (CO1 1PX), 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 North Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balkerne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culver Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Culver Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Culver Street West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Culver Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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