Crime Rates at Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RY

Shrub End Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 194th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrub End Road (CO3 4RY) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrub End Road (CO3 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pond Chase, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gurney Benham Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.