Crime Rates at Purvis Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FN

Purvis Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 119th highest crime rate of 619 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 Purvis Way (CO4 9FN) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purvis Way (CO4 9FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highclere Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chinook (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.