Crime Rates at Regents Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FJ

Regents Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 175th 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 Regents Close (CO4 9FJ) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regents Close (CO4 9FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Drive. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.