Total Crime Rate

145.5 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Jays area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 92nd 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 The Jays (CO4 9TW) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 383.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 342.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Jays (CO4 9TW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Jays area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Craven Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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