Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barbrook Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 164th 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 Barbrook Lane (CO5 0ED) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Tiptree average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbrook Lane (CO5 0ED), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barbrook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pierce Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heaton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Way —
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Data Sources

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