Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ladbrook Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 109th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ladbrook Drive (CO2 8RW) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladbrook Drive (CO2 8RW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ladbrook Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Willows —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Horrocks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sargeant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sargeant Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brittany Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittany Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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