Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Panache Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 125th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Panache Road (CO4 6DS) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Panache Road (CO4 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near Carris Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Panache Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penny Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carris Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fords Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fords Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cordelia Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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