Total Crime Rate

260.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 260.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Princess Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 39th 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 Princess Drive (CO4 9YT) in the last 12 months was 260.7 per 1,000 residents and was 190.7% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 159.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Drive (CO4 9YT), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Drive. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regents Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viscount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Viscount Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sioux Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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