Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowdray Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 89th highest crime rate of 615 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 1YH) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowdray Avenue (CO1 1YH), the main crime hotspot is near Cowdray Avenue. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 40 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
Sep 2025Burglary Mason Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trevor Bailey Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowdray Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Cowdray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mason Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mason Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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