Crime Rates at King Harold Road, Colchester, CO3 4SE

King Harold Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 92nd 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 King Harold Road (CO3 4SE) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 275.1% higher than the Prettygate average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Harold Road (CO3 4SE), 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.