Crime Rates at Old Heath Road, Colchester, CO1 2ES

Old Heath Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 211th 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 Old Heath Road (CO1 2ES) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Heath Road (CO1 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavalier Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.