Crime Rate in Shrub End, ward

Shrub End has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Colchester district and the 2820th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 265th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shrub End in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Colchester district average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shrub End’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 505 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 82.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 597 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shrub End ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.