Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chandlers Row area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 229th highest crime rate of 615 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 Chandlers Row (CO1 2HG) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (106.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandlers Row (CO1 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near Meachen Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chandlers Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lenz Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meachen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiths Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiths Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiths Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smiths Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chandlers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Belmont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Port Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hythe Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Timber Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Valenta Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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