Crime Rates at East Hill, Colchester, CO1 2GE

East Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 91st 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 East Hill (CO1 2GE) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Hill (CO1 2GE), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.