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Colchester

EnglandEast of EnglandColchester
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
192,792
Households
79,641
Crimes · May '26
930 · 4.8 per 1k
79,641
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
930 · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£325,744
Median property price
5,235
Postcodes
79,641
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
930 · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£325,744
Median property price
5,235
Postcodes

Overview of Colchester

Coordinates51.8792, 0.8825
Postcodes
5,235
Population (Census)
192,792
Households (Census)
79,641
Recorded crime · May '26
930 · 4.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Colchester

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Colchester

Property sales · Colchester
HM Land Registry · Colchester
Average price
£340,651
YoY: -3.4%
Median price: £328,206
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 83 sales · avg £304,653
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£372k£338k£305k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Colchester

Crime trends · Colchester
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
478410341
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
391
YoY -12%
ASB
1298541
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
126
YoY +31%
Vehicle Crime
825426
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
33
YoY -44%
Burglary
392918
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY -38%
Criminal damage
977043
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
71
YoY -10%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
1057035
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
79
YoY +25%

4 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

930
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Colchester

Ethnicity

Total residents: 192,739
White Brit.80.7%
Other White5.5%
African2.5%
Other Asian1.8%
Indian1.6%
+ 1 other groups · 7.9%

Religion

Total residents: 192,734
Christian44.4%
No religion44.4%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim2.1%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 192,792
35–4919.7%
50–6418.2%
25–3413.5%
65–749.5%
20–247.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%

Households

Total households: 79,641
Other16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Any member 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
All members 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 35.5%