CO1 has an annual crime rate of 103.8 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in CO1?

As of April 2026, CO1 has an annual crime rate of 103.8 per 1,000 residents, based on 384 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in CO1?

The most common crime type in CO1 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 149 incidents in April 2026 — 38.8% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the CO1 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CO1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CO1 recorded 384 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.15 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring103.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment384 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 1.0% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

384

trending_down -1.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

103.8per 1k

High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,108

Within CO1 district

Colchester

41,973

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Shopping Area Map	total: 25 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 6	25
Trinity Street Map	total: 19 Shoplifting: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 3	19
Supermarket Map	total: 14 Shoplifting: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 1	14
St Nicholas Street Map	total: 11 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3	11
Supermarket Map	total: 10 Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 2	10
Culver Street West Map	total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2	10
Cowdray Avenue Map	total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Bicycle theft: 2	10
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map	total: 9 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3	9
East Bay Map	total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2	7
Church Street Map	total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Drugs: 2	7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

384 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

149

38.8%

Shoplifting

16.4%

Anti-social Behaviour

13.0%

Public Order

7.3%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.5%

Other Theft

4.2%

Vehicle Crime

4.2%

Bicycle Theft

3.1%

Drug Offences

2.3%

Burglary

2.1%

Theft from Person

1.3%

Other Crime

0.8%

Robbery

0.5%

Weapons Possession

0.5%

Crime Analysis: CO1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CO1 (38.8%). Shoplifting (16.4%) and Anti-social Behaviour (13.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CO1 has fallen slightly — by 1.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CO1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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