Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

St Augustine Mews area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Augustine Mews (CO1 2PF) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustine Mews (CO1 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Augustine Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. James' Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Bay Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholsons Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brooklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. James' Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Julian Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. James' Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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