Total Crime Rate
696.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queen Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 10th 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 Queen Street (CO1 2PH) in the last 12 months was 696.2 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 323.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (CO1 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Botolph'S Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Botolph'S Church Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Bailey | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Bailey | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Bailey | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Botolph'S Church Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Nicholas Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Botolph'S Church Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Botolph'S Church Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Julian Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
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