Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lord Holland Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 219th highest 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 Lord Holland Road (CO2 7PS) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Berechurch average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Holland Road (CO2 7PS), the main crime hotspot is near Memnon Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Berechurch

Crime Over Time in Lord Holland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Circus Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chariot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wych Elm Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wych Elm Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wych Elm Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wych Elm Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Circus Square Formal action is not in the public interest
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑