Crime Rates at Albert Street, Colchester, CO1 1RX

Albert Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 57th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Street (CO1 1RX) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Street (CO1 1RX), the main crime hotspot is near Market Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.