Total Crime Rate
141.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Golden Noble Hill area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 94th highest crime rate of 615 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 Golden Noble Hill (CO1 2AG) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Golden Noble Hill (CO1 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubland Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In New Town and Christ Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Golden Noble Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Julian Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Botolph'S Church Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Botolph'S Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Military Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrubland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nicholsons Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Captain Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corporal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Botolph'S Church Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Botolph'S Church Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyderabad Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Botolph'S Church Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Botolph'S Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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