Crime Rates at Mountbatten Drive, Colchester, CO2 8BL

Mountbatten Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 208th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountbatten Drive (CO2 8BL) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Berechurch average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Drive (CO2 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Normandy Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stalin Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.