Total Crime Rate

223.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mile End Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 47th 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 Mile End Road (CO4 5BX) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 339.9% higher than the Lexden and Braiswick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile End Road (CO4 5BX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mile End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wedgewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claremont Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Heights —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Heights —
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Drive —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clarendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Three Crowns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groves Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Crowns Road —
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Data Sources

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