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

Chapel Street North 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 Chapel Street North (CO2 7AT) 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 Chapel Street North (CO2 7AT), 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 Chapel Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balkerne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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