Crime Rates at Smallwood Road, Colchester, CO2 9HB

Smallwood Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 158th 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 Smallwood Road (CO2 9HB) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smallwood Road (CO2 9HB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.