Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derwent Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 175th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Road (CO4 9RL) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (CO4 9RL), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Drive. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Viscount Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jack Andrews Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regents Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinook Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viscount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sea King Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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