Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sheepen Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 190th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheepen Place (CO3 3LD) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepen Place (CO3 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Sheepen Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheepen Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green'S Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheepen Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Harper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Harper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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