Crime Rates at Smallwood Road, Colchester, CO2 9HD

Smallwood Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 300th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smallwood Road (CO2 9HD) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smallwood Road (CO2 9HD), 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.