Crime Rates at Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP

Essex Hall Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Hall Road (CO1 1ZP) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Hall Road (CO1 1ZP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Station Road, where police recorded 34 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.