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

Mersea 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 Mersea Road (CO2 7EX) 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 Mersea Road (CO2 7EX), the main crime hotspot is near Vineyard Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 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 St Botolph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culver Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Golden Noble Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs St Botolph'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vineyard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Wyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Noble Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Wyre Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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