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

Mill Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 235th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Road (CO4 5LP) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (CO4 5LP), 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.