Total Crime Rate

248.7 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 248.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spurgeon Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 38th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spurgeon Street (CO1 2NS) in the last 12 months was 248.7 per 1,000 residents and was 134.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spurgeon Street (CO1 2NS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Spurgeon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lenz Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Paxman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hunting Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hythe Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meachen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tabor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farrington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Paxman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pertwees Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Valenta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Maudlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maudlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maudlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maudlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timber Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maudlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Paxman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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