Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 72.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Grosvenor Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 248th highest crime rate of 619 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 Grosvenor Place (CO1 2ZD) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grosvenor Place (CO1 2ZD), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grosvenor Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rouse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fenwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bay —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guildford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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