Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Neptune Court area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 263rd highest 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 Neptune Court (CO1 2PU) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neptune Court (CO1 2PU), 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 Neptune Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Valenta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timber Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meachen Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hythe Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farrington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pertwees Court 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Maudlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hunting Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawkins Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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