Total Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Brunel Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 75th 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 Brunel Way (CO4 9QN) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunel Way (CO4 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near Regents Close. Police recorded 23 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 Brunel Way area

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Data Sources

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