Crime Rates at High Street, Colchester, CO1 1QW

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 615 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 High Street (CO1 1QW) in the last 12 months was 2480.2 per 1,000 residents and was 695.3% 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 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 222 (≈ 1099.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CO1 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (115 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.