Crime Rates at Moy Road, Colchester, CO2 8NZ

Moy Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 151st 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 Moy Road (CO2 8NZ) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moy Road (CO2 8NZ), 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.