Total Crime Rate

237.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 237.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Other theft 68.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Holm Oak area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 44th 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 Holm Oak (CO2 8QA) in the last 12 months was 237.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holm Oak (CO2 8QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holm Oak area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Willows —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sargeant Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Horrocks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sargeant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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