Total Crime Rate
111.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victor Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 145th 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 Victor Road (CO1 2LX) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victor Road (CO1 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Paxman Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In New Town and Christ Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Paxman Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rebow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Paxman Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenz Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coalville Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Paxman Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Cut Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Cut Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrack Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrack Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Providence Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrack Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimpole Road | Under investigation |
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