Total Crime Rate

298.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.3 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 298.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hesper Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 31st 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 Hesper Road (CO2 8JS) in the last 12 months was 298.6 per 1,000 residents and was 146.3% higher than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 158.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesper Road (CO2 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Caelum Drive. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hesper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caelum Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vega Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heia Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meachen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parsons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventura Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haddon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maudlyn Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Maudlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maudlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hythe Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heia Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meachen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Caelum Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peache Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peache Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peache Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Timber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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