Crime Rates at Colne Bank Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1SJ

Colne Bank Avenue 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 Colne Bank Avenue (CO1 1SJ) 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 Colne Bank Avenue (CO1 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheepen Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.