Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 236th highest crime rate of 619 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 Mill Road (CO4 5LD) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Highwoods average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (CO4 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Leech'S Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cambie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Defoe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raven Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Raven Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Defoe Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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