Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Golden Noble Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 78th 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 Golden Noble Hill (CO1 2AG) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% 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 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubland Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Noble Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Botolph'S Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Town Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholsons Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwell Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwell Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colonel Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meeanee Mews
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garrison Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garrison Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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