Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Magdalen Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 173rd 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 Magdalen Street (CO1 2JT) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Street (CO1 2JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Nicholas Street, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vineyard Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lewis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Londinium Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Nicholas Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Church Walk
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Botolph'S Street
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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