Crime Rates at Southway, Colchester, CO2 7BA

Southway area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 138th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway (CO2 7BA) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway (CO2 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 213 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.