Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Military Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 116th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Military Road (CO1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Military Road (CO1 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vineyard Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Military Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholsons Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vineyard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Golden Noble Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Noble Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Noble Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennings Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fennings Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Botolph'S Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meeanee Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Botolph'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Town Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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