Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cedars Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 134th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cedars Road (CO2 7BS) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedars Road (CO2 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedars Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Runwald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Runwald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flagstaff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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