Total Crime Rate

37.0 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 37.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Carshalton End area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carshalton End (CO3 9FB) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Prettygate average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carshalton End (CO3 9FB), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Way. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carshalton End area

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