Crime Rates at Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8PP

Mersea Road 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 Mersea Road (CO2 8PP) 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 Mersea Road (CO2 8PP), 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.