Total Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 18th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mile End Road (CO4 5DA) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Lexden and Braiswick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile End Road (CO4 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Bradford Drive. Police recorded 30 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Three Crowns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Crowns Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wedgewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bartholomew Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bartholomew Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groves Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bergholt Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation

Data Sources

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