Total Crime Rate

135.8 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 135.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Stable Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 101st 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 Stable Road (CO2 7TL) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stable Road (CO2 7TL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stable Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hussar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butt Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hussar Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garland Road
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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