Crime Rates at Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1UT

Cowdray Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 76th highest crime rate of 619 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 Cowdray Avenue (CO1 1UT) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowdray Avenue (CO1 1UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mason Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Harper Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.