Total Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Straight Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 158th 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 Straight Road (CO3 9DF) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Straight Road (CO3 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christine Chase, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Row (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parr Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worthington Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Christine Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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