Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • 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

Langdale Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 94th highest crime rate of 619 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 Langdale Drive (CO4 9TU) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langdale Drive (CO4 9TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highclere Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Attwood Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langdale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highwoods Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Highwoods Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassmere —
Apr 2026Burglary Langdale Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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