Total Crime Rate

63.8 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 63.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Guildford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 271st 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 Guildford Road (CO1 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Road (CO1 2RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cowdray Avenue. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Guildford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cowdray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowdray Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meander Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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