Crime Rates at Hythe Hill, Colchester, CO1 2NQ

Hythe Hill area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 145th 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 Hythe Hill (CO1 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Hill (CO1 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Maudlyn Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.