Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Rainsborowe Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 259th 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 Rainsborowe Road (CO2 7JU) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainsborowe Road (CO2 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alport Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boadicea Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rainsborowe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B1026 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainsborowe Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Layer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boadicea Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dereham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Harp Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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