Total Crime Rate

85.1 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 85.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 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
  • 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

Wells Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 201st highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Road (CO1 2YW) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (CO1 2YW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meander Mews (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meander Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Romford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Bay Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rouse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
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Data Sources

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