Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 122.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Stephen Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Stephen Road (CO1 2DR) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Stephen Road (CO1 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simons Lane Magdalen Green (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Stephen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Cut Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kendall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Providence Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kendall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rebow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Simons Lane Magdalen Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Simons Lane Magdalen Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simons Lane Magdalen Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrack Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Cut Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Town Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beche Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrack Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coalville Mews β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kendall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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