Total Crime Rate
133.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosebery Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 120th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Avenue (CO1 2UL) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosebery Avenue (CO1 2UL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaglegate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ely Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nicholsons Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Childwell Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaglegate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaglegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaglegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Childwell Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saw Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Bay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Bay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Bay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Bay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Bay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simons Lane Magdalen Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Bay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Bay | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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