Crime Rates at Prettygate Road, Colchester, CO3 4EF

Prettygate Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prettygate Road (CO3 4EF) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Prettygate average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prettygate Road (CO3 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redmill (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.