Crime data for CO1 1

5,000 recorded crimes across 26 months

↑ 562% above national average(crimes/month)

Crime over time

Mar 2024130

Apr 2024224

May 2024238

Jun 2024203

Jul 2024230

Aug 2024224

Sept 2024218

Oct 2024214

Nov 2024213

Dec 2024205

Jan 2025168

Feb 2025205

Mar 2025175

Apr 2025183

May 2025235

Jun 2025217

Jul 2025172

Aug 2025214

Sept 2025184

Oct 2025189

Nov 2025160

Dec 2025158

Jan 2026151

Feb 2026149

Apr 2026188

May 2026153

Crime map

Locations are approximate — anonymised by police.uk to the nearest point on a street.

By category

Violence And Sexual Offences1,810 · 36.2%

Shoplifting746 · 14.9%

Anti Social Behaviour624 · 12.5%

Public Order365 · 7.3%

Other Theft349 · 7.0%

Criminal Damage And Arson290 · 5.8%

Drugs171 · 3.4%

Vehicle Crime144 · 2.9%

Bicycle Theft117 · 2.3%

Burglary108 · 2.2%

Theft From The Person83 · 1.7%

Robbery81 · 1.6%

Other Crime57 · 1.1%

Possession Of Weapons55 · 1.1%

Recent records

Month	Category	Street	Outcome
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Trinity Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Parking Area	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Short Wyre Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Parking Area	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Short Wyre Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Church Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Trinity Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Culver Street West	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Awaiting Court Outcome
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Nightclub	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Awaiting Court Outcome
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Culver Street West	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Short Wyre Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Nightclub	Awaiting Court Outcome
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Shopping Area	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Colchester	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Supermarket	Under investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near St Nicholas Street	Awaiting Court Outcome
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Nightclub	Awaiting Court Outcome
May 2026	Drugs	On or near Shopping Area	Local Resolution
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	Local Resolution
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Church Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Nightclub	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Nightclub	Awaiting Court Outcome
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Balkerne Close	Under Investigation
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Balkerne Close	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Balkerne Gardens	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Balkerne Gardens	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near North Hill	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near North Hill	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Balkerne Close	Under Investigation
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Cowdray Avenue	Under investigation
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Meander Mews	Under investigation
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Bloyes Mews	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Cowdray Avenue	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Supermarket	Under Investigation
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Bloyes Mews	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Shopping Area	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Shopping Area	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Colchester	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Mason Road	Action To Be Taken By Another Organisation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Cowdray Avenue	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Bloyes Mews	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Lewis Gardens	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Supermarket	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Market Close	Under investigation
May 2026	Burglary	On or near North Station Road	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Burglary	On or near Market Close	Under Investigation
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Rowan Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Market Close	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Green'S Yard	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Poplar Hall Close	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Albert Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Albert Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near Middle Mill	Under Investigation
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Green'S Yard	Under Investigation
May 2026	Robbery	On or near A133	Under Investigation
May 2026	Vehicle Crime	On or near A133	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Claremont Heights	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Claremont Heights	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Claremont Heights	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Claremont Heights	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Market Close	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Albert Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Kings Head Court	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Middle Mill	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Market Close	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Albert Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Rowan Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near St Nicholas Street	Under investigation
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Maidenburgh Street	Under investigation
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Short Cut Road	Under investigation
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Ryegate Road	Under investigation
May 2026	Burglary	On or near St Runwald Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Burglary	On or near George Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near East Stockwell Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Criminal Damage And Arson	On or near George Street	Awaiting Court Outcome
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Museum Street	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Culver Street East	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Ryegate Road	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Museum Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Possession Of Weapons	On or near George Street	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Possession Of Weapons	On or near St Nicholas Street	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near St Nicholas Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Public Order	On or near St Nicholas Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Robbery	On or near Museum Street	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near St Runwald Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near St Nicholas Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Museum Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near St Nicholas Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Museum Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near St Nicholas Street	Under Investigation

Crime locations are anonymised by police.uk to the nearest point on a street – they are not exact locations.

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