Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Chase area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 211th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chase (CO1 2UQ) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chase (CO1 2UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 34 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brooklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rouse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Bay Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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