Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ipswich Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 615 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 Ipswich Road (CO4 9HB) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Highwoods average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Road (CO4 9HB), the main crime hotspot is near Ernest Fancy Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ipswich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hendry Worthington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Fancy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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