Crime Rates at Victoria Chase, Colchester, CO1 1WB

Victoria Chase area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 188th 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 Victoria Chase (CO1 1WB) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Chase (CO1 1WB), 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.