THE most dangerous places to walk in Colchester have been revealed by a pioneering map which details “high crime zones”.

WalkSafe allows users to assess an area and see how many crimes have been committed there, the type of crime and how long ago it was reported.

The app aims to help users feel safer travelling on foot and warn them of any areas they may want to avoid.

It uses a map which uses a red marker for any form of assault and a yellow spot for places where muggings have been reported, using data from police.uk.

Here is a list of the roads the map has flagged up as having crimes reported there in the latest available figures from the police:

Mile End

  • Cordelia Drive - assault
  • Boxted Road - assault
  • Raven Way - assault
  • Beaumont Close - assault
  • Charter Way - assault
  • Bradford Drive - assault

Highwoods

  • Freeman Close - assault
  • Mortimer Gardens - assault
  • Attwood Close - assault
  • Regents Close - mugging
  • Tesco Highwoods - mugging

Shrub End and Prettygate

  • Jeffrey Close - assault
  • Paxman Avenue - assault
  • Watts Road - assault
  • Rembrandt Way - assault
  • Ruth King Close - mugging
  • Fallowfield Road - assault
  • Silver Birch Close - assault
  • Messines Road - assault

Stanway

  • Sealion Approach - mugging
  • Finch Road - assault
  • Centaury Close - assault
  • Gryme's Dyke Way - assault
  • Holiwell Close - assault
  • De Burgh Road - assault
  • Trafalgar Road - assault
  • Hargood Close - assault

Berechurch

  • Henry Everett Grove - assault
  • Friday Wood Green - assault
  • Wethersfield Road - assault
  • Inworth Walk - mugging
  • Sexton Close - assault
  • Nathan Court - assault
  • Adelaide Drive - assault
  • BP, Mersea Road - mugging

New Town and Christ Church

  • Lucas Road - assault
  • Le Cateau Road - assault

Lexden

  • Ruth King Close - assault
  • Keble Close - assault

City centre

  • Lewis Gardens - assault
  • East Bay - assault
  • East Street - assault

St Anne's and St John's

  • St Edmund's Court - assault
  • Fairhead Road North - assault

Greenstead

  • Willingham Way - assault
  • Titania Close - assault
  • Magnolia Drive - assault
  • Salary Close - assault

Old Heath

  • Swallowdale - mugging
  • Foresight Road - assault

University of Essex

  • Annan Road

Rowhedge

  • Heath Road  - assault
  • Regent Street - assault
  • Stephen Cranfield Close - assault

Wivenhoe

  • Cappillar Close - assault
  • Nelson Close - assault

Abberton

  • Abberton Road

Mersea

  • Grays Close, West Mersea - assault
  • Woodfield Drive, West Mersea - assault
  • Garden Farm, West Mersea - assault
  • Church Lane, East Mersea - assault