Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Helena Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 81st highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helena Road (CO3 3BA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% higher 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helena Road (CO3 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Helena Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constantine Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Helena Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Helena Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aisne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helena Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helena Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helena Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannons Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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