Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maidenburgh Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidenburgh Street (CO1 1UB) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidenburgh Street (CO1 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidenburgh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Wyre Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Wyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Wyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Museum Street —
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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