Crimes Committed Near Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL in December 2025
Summary
Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL is within the Colchester Town West policing neighbourhood, under the Essex Police force area.
There were 172 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 214 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Medium
Bicycle theft: Low
Burglary: Medium
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: Medium
Robbery: Low
Shoplifting: Low
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: High
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
These are the 15 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Church Street |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West |
| December 2025 | On or near Green'S Yard |
| December 2025 | On or near Market Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Nunn'S Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Nunn'S Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Ryegate Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Sheepen Place |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| December 2025 | On or near St John'S Street |
| December 2025 | On or near St John'S Street |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street |
| December 2025 | On or near Williams Walk |
Bicycle theft
These are the 4 Bicycle theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Sheepen Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Burglary
These are the 5 Burglary crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Chapel Street North | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near North Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Poplar Hall Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Rotary Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 12 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Maidenburgh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Mason Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near St John'S Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Drugs
These are the 5 Drugs crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Cowdray Crescent | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Local resolution |
Other theft
These are the 16 Other theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Castle Bailey | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Catchpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Church Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Green'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Green'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Manor Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Mason Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
Possession of weapons
This is the 1 Possession of weapons crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near St Marys Fields | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 6 Public order crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Crouch Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Middle Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near St John'S Street | Under investigation |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Church Street | Under investigation |
Shoplifting
These are the 26 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Parkside Quarter | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near St John'S Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street | Awaiting court outcome |
Theft from the person
These are the 3 Theft from the person crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Colne Bank Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Sheepen Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Vehicle crime
This is the 1 Vehicle crime crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Taylor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 74 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Balkerne Gardens | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Bloyes Mews | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Bloyes Mews | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Castle Bailey | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Causton Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Causton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Causton Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Chapel Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Chapel Street North | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Chapel Street North | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Colne Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Colne Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Colne Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Cowdray Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Crouch Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Culver Street West | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near George Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Henry Laver Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near John Harper Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near John Harper Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Maidenburgh Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Market Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Market Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Market Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Mason Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Mason Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Middle Mill | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Middle Mill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near North Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Poplar Hall Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Rowan Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Rowan Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Ryegate Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sheepen Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Short Cut Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Short Cut Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Short Cut Road | Offender given a caution |
| December 2025 | On or near Short Cut Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near St John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near St Marys Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Victoria Chase | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Williams Walk | Under investigation |
Other crime
These are the 3 Other crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Market Close, Colchester, CO1 1RL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Northgate Street | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.