Crime Rates at Mill Street, Colchester, CO1 2AH

Mill Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 167th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (CO1 2AH) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (CO1 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubland Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.