Total Crime Rate

167.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rawlings Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 80th highest crime rate of 615 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 Rawlings Crescent (CO4 9FB) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 135.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawlings Crescent (CO4 9FB), the main crime hotspot is near Attwood Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rawlings Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purvis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Highclere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Attwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grassmere Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinook Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grassmere Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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