Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Podium Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 247th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Podium Close (CO4 5XX) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 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 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Podium Close (CO4 5XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Podium Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Venture Chase (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Podium Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olympic Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venture Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weetmans Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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