Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 81.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 63.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cowdray Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 215th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowdray Avenue (CO1 1YA) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 13.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowdray Avenue (CO1 1YA), the main crime hotspot is near Meander Mews. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowdray Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Romford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ripple Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ratcliffe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romford Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Close Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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