Total Crime Rate
194.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rosebery Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 64th highest crime rate of 615 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 194.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosebery Avenue (CO1 2UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kendall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kendall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Bay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Bay | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kendall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. James' Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. James' Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. James' Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaglegate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaglegate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaglegate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eaglegate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaglegate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nicholsons Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brooklands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnock Road | Under investigation |
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