Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lilian Impey Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 266th highest crime rate of 619 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 Lilian Impey Drive (CO4 9GP) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilian Impey Drive (CO4 9GP), the main crime hotspot is near Regents Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lilian Impey Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Domitian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regents Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jack Andrews Drive

Data Sources

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