Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cherry Tree Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 222nd lowest 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 Cherry Tree Lane (CO2 0BP) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Tree Lane (CO2 0BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thaxted Walk, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchingfield Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Tree Lane area

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Data Sources

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