Crime Rates at Birch Street, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0NN

Birch Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 619 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 Birch Street (CO2 0NN) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Marks Tey and Layer average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Street (CO2 0NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Street, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollingtons Grove (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.