Crimes Committed Near Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB in December 2025
Summary
Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB is within the Colchester Town East policing neighbourhood, under the Essex Police force area.
There were 49 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 58 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: Low
Bicycle theft: Very Low
Burglary: Very Low
Criminal damage and arson: Low
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Very Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: None
Shoplifting: Low
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
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 3 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Baronia Croft |
| December 2025 | On or near Hanningfield Way |
| December 2025 | On or near Sinnington End |
Burglary
This is the 1 Burglary crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Hallcroft Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 2 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Princess Drive | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sinnington End | Under investigation |
Drugs
This is the 1 Drugs crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Arden Close | Under investigation |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Bignalls Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Possession of weapons
These are the 2 Possession of weapons crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hanningfield Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
Public order
These are the 2 Public order crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Highclere Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Viscount Drive | Under investigation |
Shoplifting
These are the 4 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Theft from the person
This is the 1 Theft from the person crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Ipswich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Vehicle crime
These are the 5 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Arden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Greenwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Rossendale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Sea King Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near West View Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 27 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9BB. 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 Albrighton Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Attwood Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Belmont Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Bignalls Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Bignalls Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Cotswold Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Cotswold Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Elizabeth Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hallcroft Chase | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hallcroft Chase | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hallcroft Chase | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hanningfield Way | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hanningfield Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hanningfield Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hanningfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Ipswich Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ipswich Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Pinecroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Princess Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Sioux Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sioux Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Tynedale Square | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Tynedale Square | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Victoria Gardens | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.