Essex Police

Crime in Colchester Rural South

Street-level crime statistics for Colchester Rural South based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,700 crimes in last 12 months

8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,700 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓1.4% vs Previous 12 Months

8/100 Safety Score

30.4% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 1,700 total crimes recorded in Colchester Rural South

Violent Crime

743

↓9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

158

↑16%

Criminal Damage & Arson

152

↑13%

Other Theft

126

Public Order

124

↑15%

Shoplifting

115

↓14%

Vehicle Crime

113

↑30%

Burglary

↑10%

Other Crime

↑8%

Drugs

↓6%

Possession of Weapons

↓38%

Bicycle Theft

↓25%

Robbery

↑20%

Theft from Person

↓63%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Colchester Rural South

142

02/23

139

03/23

169

04/23

151

05/23

217

06/23

164

07/23

194

08/23

172

09/23

169

10/23

132

11/23

139

12/23

149

01/24

151

02/24

158

03/24

133

04/24

134

05/24

120

06/24

198

07/24

146

08/24

129

09/24

145

10/24

162

11/24

131

12/24

117

01/25

127

02/25

136

03/25

138

04/25

141

05/25

143

06/25

135

07/25

176

08/25

155

09/25

186

10/25

148

11/25

113

12/25

102

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Colchester Rural South (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Colchester Rural South

January 2026 102 crimes December 2025 113 crimes November 2025 148 crimes October 2025 186 crimes September 2025 155 crimes August 2025 176 crimes July 2025 135 crimes June 2025 143 crimes May 2025 141 crimes April 2025 138 crimes March 2025 136 crimes February 2025 127 crimes January 2025 117 crimes December 2024 131 crimes November 2024 162 crimes October 2024 145 crimes September 2024 129 crimes August 2024 146 crimes July 2024 198 crimes June 2024 120 crimes May 2024 134 crimes April 2024 133 crimes March 2024 158 crimes February 2024 151 crimes January 2024 149 crimes December 2023 139 crimes November 2023 132 crimes October 2023 169 crimes September 2023 172 crimes August 2023 194 crimes July 2023 164 crimes June 2023 217 crimes May 2023 151 crimes April 2023 169 crimes March 2023 139 crimes February 2023 142 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Essex Police

Bocking and Braintree Braintree Central Halstead North Witham South Dunmow and Felsted Saffron Walden Clavering and Thaxted Uttlesford South Chelmsford South Chelmsford Town Chelmsford West North Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers Maldon Purleigh Southminster Colchester Rural North Colchester Town East Colchester Town West Brightlingsea and St Osyth Clacton Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton Harwich and Manningtree Basildon Billericay Pitsea Wickford Benfleet Canvey Hadleigh Thundersley Hockley and Hullbridge Rayleigh Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon Wakering Eastwood and Leigh Southend Central Southend East Westcliff Brentwood North Brentwood South Brentwood Town Centre Hutton and Shenfield Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Debden and Loughton Epping and Ongar Waltham Abbey Harlow Town Centre Netteswell Old Harlow Staple Tye Aveley and Ockendon Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope Chafford Hundred and Grays Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury View all Essex Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.