The overall crime rate in Colchester city is 115.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 6.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 43.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 144% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 22.2% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 247% of national crime rate which puts Colchester on 9. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 2.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 314 cases and has increased by 4.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2023 - August 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 43.4% | 32. highest | 144% | 6.4k | -8.2% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 9.5% | 22. lowest | 69% | 1.4k | -2.8% |
Public order crime | 7.9% | 53. highest | 125% | 1.2k | -13.0% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.7% | 47. lowest | 115% | 1.1k | -16.0% |
Other theft crime | 6.7% | 42. lowest | 104% | 989 | -11.5% |
Shoplifting crime | 6.7% | 20. lowest | 100% | 986 | 5.3% |
Vehicle crime | 5.0% | 46. lowest | 96% | 733 | -21.9% |
Drugs crime | 3.2% | 39. highest | 137% | 476 | 3.3% |
Burglary crime | 2.8% | 22. lowest | 78% | 418 | -18.8% |
Bicycle theft crime | 2.1% | 9. highest | 247% | 314 | 4.3% |
Other crime | 1.8% | 43. lowest | 109% | 270 | 3.4% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.1% | 51. highest | 143% | 165 | 22.2% |
Robbery crime | 1.1% | 53. highest | 97% | 160 | -1.8% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.7% | 52. highest | 40% | 110 | 0.0% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Colchester city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Colchester city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 11.0 | 16.0 |
Bicycle theft | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.3 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 8.9 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 3.8 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 7.8 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Public order | 9.2 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 7.8 | 7.7 |
Theft from the person | 0.9 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 5.8 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 50.3 | 35.0 |