Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholsons Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 303rd highest 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 Nicholsons Grove (CO1 2XS) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholsons Grove (CO1 2XS), 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 Nicholsons Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Town Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennings Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fennings Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaglegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaglegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ely Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. James' Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. James' Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. James' Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Road —
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Data Sources

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