Total Crime Rate

153.5 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 153.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.3 10/10
  • Other crime 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bishop Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 88th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishop Road (CO2 9DW) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher than the Shrub End average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Road (CO2 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Paxman Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishop Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pond Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wilkin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Ward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime All Saints Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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