Total Crime Rate

1477.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

601.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1477.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 601.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 480.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 349.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 248.4 10/10
  • Public order 98.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.4 10/10
  • Other theft 52.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.5 10/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
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

Crouch Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 619 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 Crouch Street (CO3 3EN) in the last 12 months was 1477.1 per 1,000 residents and was 397.4% higher 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 601.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crouch Street (CO3 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 213 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crouch Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Walsingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street North
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street South
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Apr 2026Other theft Crouch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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