Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hilltop Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 128th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilltop Close (CO2 8FA) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop Close (CO2 8FA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Waterside Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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