Crime Rates at High Street, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9AB

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 256th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CO7 9AB) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher than the Wivenhoe average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CO7 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ernest Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.