Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.5 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 98.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Stalin Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 124th 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 Stalin Road (CO2 8SG) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stalin Road (CO2 8SG), 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 Stalin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brittany Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Horrocks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive 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 Roosevelt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittany Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Viceroy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Viceroy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Avenue Local resolution
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
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Data Sources

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