Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Adelaide Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 302nd lowest 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 Adelaide Drive (CO2 8UB) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Drive (CO2 8UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Elizabeth Way, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stansted Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pebmarsh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Donyland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terling Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Terling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Donyland Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wethersfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Donyland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wethersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Donyland Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Donyland Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stansted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Donyland Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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