Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Butt Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 124th highest crime rate of 615 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 Butt Road (CO3 3DA) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butt Road (CO3 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butt Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromhurst Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hussar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hussar Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Circular Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street North
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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