Crime Rates at Dilbridge Road East, Colchester, CO4 0BS

Dilbridge Road East area has the 31st highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 126th 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 Dilbridge Road East (CO4 0BS) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Greenstead average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dilbridge Road East (CO4 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harwich Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.