Total Crime Rate

314.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.0 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 314.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 162.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pembroke Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 29th 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 Pembroke Close (CO2 8AF) in the last 12 months was 314.9 per 1,000 residents and was 229.8% higher than the Berechurch average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembroke Close (CO2 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Poppy Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pembroke Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Range View Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Viceroy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Viceroy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Unity Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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