Crime Rates at Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LL

Mill Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 244th highest 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 Mill Road (CO4 5LL) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Highwoods average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (CO4 5LL), the main crime hotspot is near Charter Way. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 280 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.