Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rose Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 205th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Crescent (CO4 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Highwoods average (88.6 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Crescent (CO4 5DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mile End Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bartholomew Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bartholomew Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Crowns Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Three Crowns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bergholt Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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