Total Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shrub End Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 150th highest crime rate of 615 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 Shrub End Road (CO3 4RL) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 425.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrub End Road (CO3 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henry Johnston Mews, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shrub End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ash Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ash Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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