Total Crime Rate

417.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 417.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mersea Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 17th highest crime rate of 619 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 Mersea Road (CO2 7RL) in the last 12 months was 417.2 per 1,000 residents and was 244.1% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 162.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersea Road (CO2 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavalier Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mersea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cavalier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Horrocks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Campion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Maple Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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