Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caroline Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 137th highest crime rate of 615 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 Caroline Court (CO3 4TB) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Shrub End average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Court (CO3 4TB), the main crime hotspot is near Paxman Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caroline Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime All Saints Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wilkin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Ward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pond Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Baden Powell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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