Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.2 5/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Distillery Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 301st lowest 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 Distillery Lane (CO2 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Berechurch average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Distillery Lane (CO2 8EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Distillery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albany Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiths Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiths Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiths Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meachen Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Heath Road —
Sep 2025Public order Smiths Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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