Total Crime Rate

213.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.1 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 213.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queen Elizabeth Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 50th highest crime rate of 619 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 Queen Elizabeth Way (CO2 8PE) in the last 12 months was 213.5 per 1,000 residents and was 123.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Elizabeth Way (CO2 8PE), 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 Queen Elizabeth Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inworth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Terling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terling Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlewick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlewick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stansted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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