| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Ranking (95 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 44.7% | 20. highest | 123% | 17.0k | -10.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 9.1% | 7. lowest | 56% | 3.5k | -35.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.5% | 39. highest | 104% | 3.2k | -15.8% |
| Public order crime → | 8.0% | 38. highest | 101% | 3.1k | -23.4% |
| Other theft crime → | 7.2% | 41. lowest | 89% | 2.8k | -4.9% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 5.5% | 15. lowest | 74% | 2.1k | 12.1% |
| Vehicle crime → | 4.8% | 36. lowest | 75% | 1.8k | -17.7% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.7% | 34. lowest | 86% | 1.4k | -7.7% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.7% | 44. highest | 98% | 1.0k | 5.2% |
| Other crime → | 2.2% | 31. highest | 115% | 819 | 5.3% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.3% | 23. highest | 116% | 497 | 15.9% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.0% | 37. highest | 111% | 397 | 30.2% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.7% | 43. lowest | 57% | 281 | 5.6% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.5% | 32. lowest | 26% | 202 | -2.4% |
| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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The category of "violent crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Violent crime" rate is at 123% of national crime rate which puts Colchester on 20. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Violent crime" makes up 44.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "violent crime" is 17.0k cases and has decreased by 10.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.
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