Total Crime Rate

1234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1234.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 437.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.0 10/10
  • Public order 101.9 10/10
  • Drugs 64.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.4 10/10
  • Other theft 52.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
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

St Johns Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 4th 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 St Johns Street (CO2 7AD) in the last 12 months was 1234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 295.7% higher than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 76.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 562.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (CO2 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street North —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary North Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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