Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bluebell Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bluebell Way (CO4 5UH) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluebell Way (CO4 5UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Propelair Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blade Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bluebell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Engineers Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Wood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aerofoil Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engineers Square Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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