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
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