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

Holt Drive 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 Holt Drive (CO2 0DJ) 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 Holt Drive (CO2 0DJ), 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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