Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Homefield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 208th 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 Homefield Road (CO2 9PG) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Shrub End average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homefield Road (CO2 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Berechurch Hall Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Homefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berechurch Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berechurch Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berechurch Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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