Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

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 7FA) 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 7FA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Southway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culver Street West —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Culver Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Culver Street West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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