Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Colchester local authority area · mapped crimes
Colchester · England
Crime and safety
Colchester council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Colchester
Police-recorded locations for Colchester local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
16,890 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 16,047 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1,230 | 129 |
| October 2024 | 1,405 | 117 |
| November 2024 | 1,387 | 138 |
| December 2024 | 1,232 | 91 |
| January 2025 | 1,129 | 84 |
| February 2025 | 1,191 | 103 |
| March 2025 | 1,324 | 129 |
| April 2025 | 1,333 | 134 |
| May 2025 | 1,441 | 165 |
| June 2025 | 1,464 | 140 |
| July 2025 | 1,473 | 147 |
| August 2025 | 1,438 | 159 |
| September 2025 | 1,336 | 144 |
| October 2025 | 1,527 | 108 |
| November 2025 | 1,359 | 123 |
| December 2025 | 1,271 | 90 |
| January 2026 | 1,295 | 116 |
| February 2026 | 1,319 | 102 |
| March 2026 | 1,469 | 189 |
| April 2026 | 1,330 | 232 |
| May 2026 | 1,408 | 210 |
| June 2026 | 1,502 | 229 |
| July 2026 | 1,653 | 285 |
| August 2026 | 1,421 | 273 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 8,130 |
| shoplifting | 1,726 |
| public order | 1,351 |
| other theft | 1,258 |
| criminal damage arson | 1,255 |
| vehicle crime | 1,069 |
| burglary | 541 |
| drugs | 495 |
| other crime | 357 |
| bicycle theft | 223 |
| robbery | 203 |
| possession of weapons | 169 |
| theft from the person | 113 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
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