Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

John Ball Walk area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 202nd 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 John Ball Walk (CO1 1YE) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Ball Walk (CO1 1YE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 348 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Ball Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Causton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Culver Street West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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