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

High Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CO7 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Wivenhoe average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CO7 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.