Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.8 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 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oakapple Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 117th 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 Oakapple Close (CO2 9FS) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakapple Close (CO2 9FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ilex Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Birch Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakapple Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlswood Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ilex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ilex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ilex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilex Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peerswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakapple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peerswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ebony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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