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 3HA) 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 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Marys Fields (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crouch Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street
Apr 2026Public order Keble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crouch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papillon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Papillon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Fields Under investigation

Data Sources

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