Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 213.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

James Wicks Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 49th 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 James Wicks Court (CO3 3AB) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 320.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Wicks Court (CO3 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Balkerne Gardens. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Wicks Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balkerne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balkerne Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Balkerne Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromhurst Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sheepen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sheepen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheepen Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Wick Court
Sep 2025Public order James Wick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Marys Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balkerne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Papillon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Laver Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Topfield
Sep 2025Other theft Topfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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