Total Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.4 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 265.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prettygate Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 38th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prettygate Road (CO3 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 532.0% higher than the Prettygate average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 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 Shoplifting ( -31.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prettygate Road (CO3 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nash Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prettygate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Magazine Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Magazine Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plume Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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