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Crime Rates in Challenge Way, Colchester, CO1 2LY

Crime Rate

108

108

Low 4/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 04.03.2026

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 108 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Colchester (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Colchester is 93.4 per thousand population, which can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Crime typeRateScore
Violence and sexual offences57.26/10
Robbery0.6732/10
Possession of weapons0.6733/10
Drugs2.693/10
Burglary4.715/10
Anti-social behaviour
8.753/10
Criminal damage and arson
8.085/10
Vehicle crime
8.086/10
Public order
6.734/10
Other theft
6.734/10
Bicycle theft
1.354/10
Other crime
1.352/10
Theft from the person
0.6732/10
Shoplifting
01/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in grey represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in black indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in CO1 2LY and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Local Area of CO1 2LY
  • Colchester
    local authority
  • East of England

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

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