Crime Rates at Highwoods Approach, Colchester, CO4 9BA

Highwoods Approach area has the 29th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 246th highest crime rate of 615 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 Highwoods Approach (CO4 9BA) 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% 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 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myland Hall Chase (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.