Total Crime Rate

634.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 634.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 324.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

George Williams Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 11th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Williams Way (CO1 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 634.7 per 1,000 residents and was 497.6% 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 Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 205.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Williams Way (CO1 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Williams Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winnock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Town Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Providence Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Burglary Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brooklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholsons Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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