Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 181.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shrub End Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 65th highest crime rate of 619 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 Shrub End Road (CO2 7XD) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher than the Shrub End average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrub End Road (CO2 7XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alport Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boadicea Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shrub End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irvine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1022 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainsborowe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boadicea Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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