Total Crime Rate

231.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holt Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holt Drive (CO2 0BL) in the last 12 months was 231.6 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% higher than the Berechurch average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holt Drive (CO2 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Boyles Court. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holt Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Garrod Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weir Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boyles Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Boyles Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Boyles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrod Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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