Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Willett Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 194th 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 Willett Road (CO2 9AN) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Shrub End average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willett Road (CO2 9AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iceni Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iceni Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iceni Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coats Hutton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coats Hutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coats Hutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coats Hutton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glisson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paxman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Chase —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Chase —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winston Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Hedge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hedge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hedge Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Benham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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