Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stalin Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 83rd 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 Stalin Road (CO2 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stalin Road (CO2 8SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Normandy Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stalin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normandy Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knights Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Normandy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Normandy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stalin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horrocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Horrocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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