Total Crime Rate

75.4 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 75.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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
  • 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

Rudkin Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 235th highest 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 Rudkin Road (CO4 5LT) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rudkin Road (CO4 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingswood Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirby Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rudkin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venture Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stow Court Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kirby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olympic Boulevard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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