Crime Rates at Princess Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9YT

Princess Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 46th 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 Princess Drive (CO4 9YT) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 152.7% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Drive (CO4 9YT), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Drive. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.