New Town & Hythe
Middle areaEast Colchester. 13,948 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in New Town & Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in New Town & Hythe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Town & Hythe at a rate of 110.2 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 | 650 |
| Other crime | 227 |
| Shoplifting | 216 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 152 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 99 |
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Drug offences | 54 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How New Town & Hythe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New Town & Hythe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Town & Hythe at a rate of 110.2 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, 126 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Town & Hythe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (650), other crime (227) and shoplifting (216).
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 New Town & Hythe alone. See Colchester
New Town & Hythe in brief
The median price paid for a home in New Town & Hythe was £240,000 in 2025.
New Town & Hythe had 13,379 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in New Town & Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Town & Hythe, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.