Crime Rates at Inverness Close, Colchester, CO1 2SA

Inverness Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 279th highest crime rate of 619 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 Inverness Close (CO1 2SA) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverness Close (CO1 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eaglegate, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St. James' Rise (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.