Crime Rates at Artillery Street, Colchester, CO1 2JQ

Artillery Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 135th 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 Artillery Street (CO1 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Artillery Street (CO1 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Paxman Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.