Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 176th highest crime rate of 619 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 Cromwell Road (CO2 7EN) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (CO2 7EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vineyard Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwell Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Julian Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meeanee Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Botolph'S Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Noble Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Noble Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Golden Noble Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Botolph'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Botolph'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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