Total Crime Rate

81.8 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 81.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 58.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bristol Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 214th 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 Bristol Road (CO1 2YU) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (CO1 2YU), the main crime hotspot is near Meander Mews. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaglegate —
Sep 2025Burglary Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaglegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meander Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
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 Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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