A NEW app set up to warn people when they’re entering high crime zones shows the most dangerous places to walk in Colchester.
“WalkSafe” allows users to look across an area and see how many crimes have been committed, the type of crime and how long ago it was reported.
Walksafe is design to help users feel more safe travelling on foot in their area and warn them of areas they may want to avoid.
It uses a map to visualise serious crime reports as icons.
On the app there are different keys for different crimes.
The keys work as follows:
- Red: Violence/sexual assault
- Black: knife crime
- Light blue: feeling unsafe
- Yellow: mugging
The map is compiled using figures released each month by Police.UK.
An algorithm cycles through the most recent month of police data, refreshing the map twice per week.
The app reveal the most common crimes reported in Colchester are violent and sexual assaults and knife crime.
New app reveals the most dangerous roads to walk in around Colchester
Here is a list of the some of the most dangerous streets to walk in and around the centre of Colchester according to the most recent data from the app:
- Long Wyre Street - one knife crime
- Short Cut Road - one violence/sexual assault
- Balkerne Hill - one knife crime
- Culver Street West - one knife crime
- Winsley Road - one violence/sexual assault
- Brook Street - one violence/sexual assault
- James Street - one violence/sexual assault
- Magdalen Street - one knife crime
- Wells Road - one violence/sexual assault
- Circular Road West - one violence/sexual assault
- East Street - one knife crime
- West Lodge Road - one violence/sexual assault
- Piper Road - one violence/sexual assault
The WalkSafe app also scans the road ahead when our users are out and about.
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Users get alerts when they walk near areas that have seen reports of serious crime such as knife attacks, sexual assault, mugging and pickpocketing.
You can find out more about the app here.
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