Total Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gurdon Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 291st highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gurdon Road (CO2 7PP) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Berechurch average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gurdon Road (CO2 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Memnon Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daniel Cole Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Secundus Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chariot Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daniel Cole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Memnon Court | Under investigation |
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