Total Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.4 1/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Irvine Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Irvine Road (CO3 3TT) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Irvine Road (CO3 3TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alport Avenue, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rembrandt Way (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Irvine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Irvine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Irvine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B1022 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rembrandt Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eudo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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