Essex Police

Crime in Colchester Town West

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 8,700 crimes in last 12 months

7 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

8,700 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑2.4% vs Previous 12 Months

7/100 Safety Score

28.2% 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 — 8,700 total crimes recorded in Colchester Town West

Violent Crime

3,743

↑6%

Shoplifting

812

↑25%

Anti-Social Behaviour

798

↓11%

Public Order

666

↑7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

584

↓12%

Vehicle Crime

536

↑34%

Other Theft

511

Burglary

266

Drugs

257

↓18%

Other Crime

149

↓10%

Bicycle Theft

126

↓35%

Robbery

103

Possession of Weapons

↓7%

Theft from Person

↓20%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Colchester Town West

680

02/23

762

03/23

760

04/23

772

05/23

757

06/23

830

07/23

717

08/23

837

09/23

749

10/23

779

11/23

748

12/23

714

01/24

710

02/24

705

03/24

647

04/24

708

05/24

694

06/24

839

07/24

721

08/24

723

09/24

746

10/24

730

11/24

679

12/24

594

01/25

663

02/25

681

03/25

723

04/25

819

05/25

748

06/25

758

07/25

833

08/25

704

09/25

792

10/25

700

11/25

638

12/25

641

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Colchester Town West (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Colchester Town West

January 2026 641 crimes December 2025 638 crimes November 2025 700 crimes October 2025 792 crimes September 2025 704 crimes August 2025 833 crimes July 2025 758 crimes June 2025 748 crimes May 2025 819 crimes April 2025 723 crimes March 2025 681 crimes February 2025 663 crimes January 2025 594 crimes December 2024 679 crimes November 2024 730 crimes October 2024 746 crimes September 2024 723 crimes August 2024 721 crimes July 2024 839 crimes June 2024 694 crimes May 2024 708 crimes April 2024 647 crimes March 2024 705 crimes February 2024 710 crimes January 2024 714 crimes December 2023 748 crimes November 2023 779 crimes October 2023 749 crimes September 2023 837 crimes August 2023 717 crimes July 2023 830 crimes June 2023 757 crimes May 2023 772 crimes April 2023 760 crimes March 2023 762 crimes February 2023 680 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 Rural South Colchester Town East 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.