Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Street (CO1 2TR) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (CO1 2TR), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fenwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rouse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saw Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bay —
Apr 2026Public order East Bay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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