Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 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 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cotswold Court area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 178th 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 Cotswold Court (CO4 9RT) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Court (CO4 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Drive (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinook Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Sea King Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close

Data Sources

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