Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cottage Drive area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 280th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Drive (CO2 8DE) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Berechurch average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Drive (CO2 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near Cheveling Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Speedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Road —
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Data Sources

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