Total Crime Rate

1289.3 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 1289.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 559.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.9 10/10
  • Public order 132.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.2 9/10
  • Other theft 95.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.6 10/10
  • Drugs 42.1 10/10
  • Robbery 30.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd 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 High Street (CO1 1TB) in the last 12 months was 1289.3 per 1,000 residents and was 313.4% 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 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 263 (≈ 738.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CO1 1TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Culver Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Church Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Culver Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Botolph'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs St Botolph'S Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culver Street West —
Sep 2025Other theft St Botolph'S Church Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Botolph'S Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Museum Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culver Street West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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