Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chariot Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 147th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chariot Drive (CO2 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chariot Drive (CO2 7QJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chariot Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Circus Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Circus Square Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Chariot Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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