Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Smythies Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 135th lowest 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 Smythies Avenue (CO1 2US) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smythies Avenue (CO1 2US), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Smythies Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Williams Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwell Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fennings Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwell Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ely Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guildford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholsons Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaglegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaglegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennings Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kendall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bay —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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