Crime Rates at Highwoods Approach, Colchester, CO4 9BA

Highwoods Approach area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 178th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highwoods Approach (CO4 9BA) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwoods Approach (CO4 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myland Hall Chase (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.