Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Recreation Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 204th 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 Recreation Road (CO1 2HE) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Berechurch average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 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 Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (CO1 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Artillery Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Unity Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Scarletts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harsnett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Port Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Row Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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