Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chinook area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chinook (CO4 9XS) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chinook (CO4 9XS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery Highwoods Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highwoods Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sea King Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jack Andrews Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Andrews Drive 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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Langdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassmere —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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