Central Colchester
Middle areaNorth east Colchester. 12,122 people in 3.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Colchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Colchester
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Colchester at a rate of 290.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Colchester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,463 |
| Other crime | 607 |
| Shoplifting | 461 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 423 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 199 |
| Drug offences | 107 |
| Vehicle crime | 93 |
| Burglary | 70 |
| Robbery | 55 |
| Theft from the person | 42 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Colchester compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Colchester safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Colchester at a rate of 290.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Colchester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 364 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Colchester.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,463), other crime (607) and shoplifting (461).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Colchester
These figures are published for the whole of Colchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Colchester and not Central Colchester alone. See Colchester
Central Colchester in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Colchester was £245,250 in 2025.
Central Colchester had 11,314 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Colchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Colchester, 71.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.