Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Francis Kellerman Walk area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 130th 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 Francis Kellerman Walk (CO3 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Kellerman Walk (CO3 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Kellerman Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papillon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Papillon Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheepen Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balkerne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crouch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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