Total Crime Rate
111.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Myland Hall Chase area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 154th highest crime rate of 619 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 Myland Hall Chase (CO4 0EU) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Highwoods average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Myland Hall Chase (CO4 0EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myland Hall Chase (22 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 | Silcock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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