Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Claremont Heights area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 139th highest crime rate of 619 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 Claremont Heights (CO1 1ZX) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Heights (CO1 1ZX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Claremont Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Longacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colchester Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Station Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A133 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A133 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A133 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Heights —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Harper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Harper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Hall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Hall Close —
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Data Sources

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