Crime Rates at Moorside Business Park, Colchester, CO1 2ZF

Moorside Business Park area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorside Business Park (CO1 2ZF) in the last 12 months was 196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Business Park (CO1 2ZF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.