Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Monkwick Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 130th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monkwick Avenue (CO2 8LN) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkwick Avenue (CO2 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Elizabeth Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stansted Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monkwick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bevan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Gore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Day Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgewell Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Ridgewell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bardfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Queen Elizabeth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Way —
Sep 2025Public order West Donyland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lethe Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Felstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wethersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stansted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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