Total Crime Rate

412.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 412.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 304.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Public order 38.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Craven Drive area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 19th highest crime rate of 619 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 Craven Drive (CO4 9BE) in the last 12 months was 412.0 per 1,000 residents and was 359.4% higher than the Highwoods average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craven Drive (CO4 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craven Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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