Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carus Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carus Crescent (CO4 9FU) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carus Crescent (CO4 9FU), the main crime hotspot is near Mortimer Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carus Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Magnus Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Magnus Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scrivener Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caracalla Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Carus Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titus Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purvis Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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