Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Granville Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 151st 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 Granville Road (CO1 2ED) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Road (CO1 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simons Lane Magdalen Green (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Granville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gunner Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simons Lane Magdalen Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wimpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beche Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winsley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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