Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.2 4/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Straight Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Straight Road (CO3 9EF) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Prettygate average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Straight Road (CO3 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henry Johnston Mews, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Straight Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Carter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clara Reeve Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ash Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baden Powell Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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