Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.6 6/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Langham Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 109th highest 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 Langham Place (CO4 9GB) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 733.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langham Place (CO4 9GB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langham Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Highwoods Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Craven Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tynedale Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highwoods Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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