Crime Rates at Gilberd Road, Colchester, CO2 7LR

Gilberd Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 615 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 Gilberd Road (CO2 7LR) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilberd Road (CO2 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beche Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.