Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Goojerat Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 90th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goojerat Road (CO2 7NH) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goojerat Road (CO2 7NH), the main crime hotspot is near Goojerat Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goojerat Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goojerat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constantine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Messines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goojerat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goojerat Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goojerat Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dragoon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goojerat Road —
Sep 2025Public order Goojerat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goojerat Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hamilton Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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