Total Crime Rate

483.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 483.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Public order 79.4 10/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sparling Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 13th highest crime rate of 619 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 Sparling Close (CO2 9HR) in the last 12 months was 483.8 per 1,000 residents and was 469.4% higher than the Shrub End average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparling Close (CO2 9HR), 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 Sparling Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talavera Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coats Hutton Road —
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 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Layer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salamanca Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Talavera Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salamanca Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anzio Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Salamanca Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anzio Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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