Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitmore Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 142nd 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 Whitmore Drive (CO4 6BT) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 58.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Drive (CO4 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitmore Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitmore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour United Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Kirby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitmore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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