Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Glebe Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 240th highest crime rate of 619 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 Glebe Road (CO2 9LP) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glebe Road (CO2 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Salamanca Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glebe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Olive Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ebony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salamanca Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Salamanca Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salamanca Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talavera Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fallowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anzio Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alamein Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anzio Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Talavera Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Layer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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