Total Crime Rate
139.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Normandy Avenue 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 Normandy Avenue (CO2 8SB) 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 Normandy Avenue (CO2 8SB), 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.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holm Oak | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sargeant Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalin Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sargeant Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roosevelt Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roosevelt Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalin Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalin Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horrocks Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mulberry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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