Total Crime Rate

458.3 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 458.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 62.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Public order 48.6 10/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Reed Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 15th 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 Reed Walk (CO1 1QE) in the last 12 months was 458.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 204.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reed Walk (CO1 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Cowdray Avenue. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reed Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cowdray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meander Mews —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowdray Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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