Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.8 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Prince Charles Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 102nd 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 Prince Charles Road (CO2 8NS) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Charles Road (CO2 8NS), the main crime hotspot is near Stansted Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Charles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlewick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlewick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terling Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Terling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Inworth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stansted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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