Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chinook area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chinook (CO4 9SZ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chinook (CO4 9SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chinook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Attwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinook Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grassmere Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grassmere Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences California Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tynedale Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highwoods Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highwoods Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highclere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Square Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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