Colchester crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Colchester postcode area is 97.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 17.0k crimes were violent crimes which is 44.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 123% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 30.2% over the last twelve months.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.

Crime statistic	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 statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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