Total Crime Rate
680.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
300.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queen Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 11th highest crime rate of 619 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 680.8 per 1,000 residents and was 129.2% higher than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 300.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (CO1 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Nicholas Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Botolph'S Church Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Castle Bailey | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Short Wyre Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Wyre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Wyre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Castle Bailey | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Castle Bailey | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Bailey | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Museum Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Bailey | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Bailey | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennings Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vineyard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vineyard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vineyard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vineyard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arthur Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Museum Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Botolph'S Circus | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Museum Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
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