Total Crime Rate

196.4 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 196.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highwoods Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 61st highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highwoods Square (CO4 9SW) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 413.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwoods Square (CO4 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highwoods Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences California Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tynedale Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Highclere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Gardens —
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Data Sources

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