Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Owen Ward Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owen Ward Close (CO2 9DG) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Shrub End average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owen Ward Close (CO2 9DG), the main crime hotspot is near Paxman Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Owen Ward Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ash Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Ward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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